Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Fiscal 2017 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Percentage of Individual Bonus Payout Determined by Actual Versus Targeted EBITOI Results	75.00%
Percentage of Individuals Payout Determined Upon Achievement of Certain Pre-Established Individual Performance Objectives	25.00%
Fiscal 2016 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Percentage of Individual Bonus Payout Determined by Actual Versus Targeted EBITOI Results	75.00%
Percentage of Individuals Payout Determined Upon Achievement of Certain Pre-Established Individual Performance Objectives	25.00%
Office and Warehouse Space [Member] \| United States, China, India, Germany, and Brazil [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense	$ 1,090
Office and Warehouse Space [Member] \| United States, China, India, Germany, and Brazil [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Operating Leases, Monthly Rent Expense	11,539
Accrued Bonuses	$ 450,000	$ 620,000
Number of Joint Ventures Accounted For Certain Percentage of Company's Trade Joint Venture Receivables	3	4
Entity Wide Trade Joint Venture Receivables, Four Joint Ventures,Percentage	55.80%	67.00%

Percentage of total trade joint venture receivables accounted for by four joint ventures.

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Number of Joint Ventures Accounted for a Certain Percentage of Company’s Trade Joint Venture Receivables.

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Amount of monthly rent expense incurred for leased assets, including but not limited to, furniture and equipment, that is not directly or indirectly associated with the manufacture, sale or creation of a product or product line.

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Percentage of individual's bonus payout determined based upon the Company's actual EBITOI for the fiscal year compared to pre-established target EBITOI for the fiscal year.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.15(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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