2.4.0.80009 - Disclosure - 3. INVENTORIEStruefalsefalse1false falsefalseFrom2012-12-01to2013-05-31http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001436549duration2012-12-01T00:00:002013-05-31T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_InventoryDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_InventoryDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00Inventories consisted of the following:   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid"> As at November 30, 2012</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid"> As at May 31, 2013</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="width: 78%; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%">Raw materials</td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">330,627</td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> 624,444</td> <td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%">Finished goods</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%">739,205</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> 348,215</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%">Equipment (i)</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">126,966</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">126,966</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF"> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,196,798</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%">$</td> <td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">1,099,625</td> <td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr> </table>   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font: 8pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; width: 100%"> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="width: 4%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%">(i)    </td> <td style="width: 96%; line-height: 115%">During fiscal 2012, certain oil processing research and development related equipment previously sold in fiscal 2011 was returned.</td></tr> </table>  falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a, b, c -Article 5 false03. INVENTORIESfalse3. INVENTORIESUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://methes.com/role/Inventories12