Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 13. Segment Reporting

The Company operates in two reportable business segments; Distribution Operations and Real Estate Rental Operations. The chief operating decision maker, our CEO, evaluates performance based on gross margins, selling general and administrative expenses and net profits. Management also reviews the returns on the rental real estate properties, inventory, accounts receivable and marketable securities (segment assets).

	For the Year Ended  August 31, 2012						For the Year Ended August 31, 2011
	Real Estate Rental		Distribution		Total		Real Estate Rental		Distribution		Total
(In thousands)
Revenues	$	1,250	$	113,384	$	114,634	$	1,242	$	103,467	$	104,709
Cost of revenues		641		82,023		82,664		583		74,865		75,448
Gross margin		609		31,361		31,970		659		28,602		29,261
Selling, general and administrative expense		—		27,648		27,648		—		25,031		25,031
Gains on marketable trading		—		494		494		—		141		141
Interest and other income		20		—		20		3		—		3
Interest expense		448		289		737		462		308		770
Segment profit		181		3,918		4,099		200		3,404		3,604
Segment assets		13,920		30,409		44,329		14,859		28,019		42,878

	For the Year Ended August 31, 2012						For the Year Ended August 31, 2011
	United States		Canada		Total		United States		Canada		Total
Revenues	$	110,345	$	4,289	$	114,634	$	99,998	$	4,711	$	104,709
Identifiable assets		41,629		2,700		44,329		40,178		2,700		42,878