Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Management also reviews the returns on the rental real estate properties, inventory, accounts receivable and marketable securities (segment assets).

	For the Three Months Ended February 28, 2013						For the Three Months Ended February 29, 2012
	Rental Real Estate		Distribution		Total		Rental Real Estate		Distribution		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	197	$	28,323	$	28,520	$	312	$	27,114	$	27,426
Cost of revenues		92		20,382		20,474		100		19,846		19,946
Gross profit		105		7,941		8,046		212		7,268		7,480
Selling, general and administrative expenses		85		7,265		7,350		91		6,759		6,850

	For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2013						For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2012
	Rental Real Estate		Distribution		Total		Rental Real Estate		Distribution		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	338	$	57,442	$	57,780	$	623	$	53,264	$	53,887
Cost of revenues		187		41,446		41,633		293		38,780		39,073
Gross profit		151		15,996		16,147		330		14,484		14,814
Selling, general and administrative expenses		146		14,464		14,610		183		13,141		13,324