Business (Details)	Nov. 30, 2016 subsidiary
Business
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries	6
Ning Xiang
Business
Ownership interest (as a percent)	93.00%
Taiwan SemiLEDs \| Taiwan Bandaoti Zhaoming Co., Ltd.
Business
Ownership interest (as a percent)	100.00%

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