SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Value Added Tax Receivable (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Summary of Accounting Policies Value Added Tax Receivable [Abstract]
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2014
Value Added Tax Receivable, Current	$ 4,607,000	$ 5,458,000
Value Added Tax Receivable	4,900,000	4,300,000
Value Added Tax Receivable, Noncurrent	$ 16,726,000	$ 12,875,000