SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Value Added Tax Receivable (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013
Summary of Accounting Policies Value Added Tax Receivable [Abstract]
Value Added Tax Receivable, Current	$ 7,263,000	$ 5,458,000
Value Added Tax Receivable	4,600,000	4,300,000
Value Added Tax Receivable, Noncurrent	$ 16,748,000	$ 12,875,000

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.8)

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 8

-Article 5

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities. For classified balance sheets, represents the current amount receivable, that is amounts expected to be collected within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Carrying amount due after one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle), if longer of value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

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-Number 210

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