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Real Estate Assets (Details) $ in Thousands									3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Real Estate Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 18, 2019 USD ($) a ft²	Jun. 16, 2019 USD ($)	May 03, 2019 USD ($) a	Apr. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2018 USD ($) a	Jul. 18, 2018 USD ($) a	Apr. 26, 2018 USD ($) a	Mar. 29, 2018 ft²	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) a ft²	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) a ft²	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 16, 2019 a
Real Estate Assets
Land									$ 27,374		$ 27,374		$ 21,961
Land improvements									34,005		34,005		38,280
Buildings and improvements									202,399		202,399		204,258
Tenant improvements									28,827		28,827		29,163
Machinery and equipment									7,557		7,557		10,958
Construction in progress									16,641		16,641		562
Development costs									13,502		13,502		13,443
Real estate assets, gross									330,305		330,305		318,625
Accumulated depreciation									(102,396)		(102,396)		(105,004)
Real estate assets, net									227,909		227,909		213,621
Depreciation expense									2,583	$ 2,399	7,773	$ 7,258
Capitalized interest									160	$ 206	289	338
Real estate assets
Area Of Building \| ft²								234,000
Cash paid for real estate											21,805	$ 23,667
Reduction in real estate held for sale, net											515
Value of real estate assets reclassified out of held for sale due to sale											1,741
Increase in real estate held for sale, net											1,226
Real estate assets held for sale
Real Estate Assets
Land									323		323		1,645
Land improvements									4,355		4,355
Buildings and improvements									2,622		2,622
Tenant improvements									509		509
Machinery and equipment									3,400		3,400
Development costs									1,009		1,009		1,007
Real estate assets held for sale, gross									12,218		12,218		2,652
Accumulated depreciation									(10,081)		(10,081)
Real estate assets held for sale, net									$ 2,137		$ 2,137		$ 2,652
Simsbury Land Sale
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Area of land \| a			280
Cash received on sale of land			$ 7,700
Pretax gain on land sale			7,349
Proceeds from land sale deposited in escrow			$ 7,627
Southwick Ma Site
Real estate assets
Number of acres sold \| a							49
Cash received on sale of land							$ 850
Pretax gain on land sale							794
Proceeds from land sale deposited in escrow							$ 847
Windsor undeveloped land sale
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Area of land \| a									7		7
Charlotte Land
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Area of land \| a	44
Area Of Building \| ft²	500,000
Cash paid for real estate	$ 855	$ 4,725
Charlotte Undeveloped Land
Real estate assets
Area of land \| a	8													36
East Windsor Land
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Number of acres sold \| a					116
Cash received on sale of land					$ 866
Pretax gain on land sale				$ 42	$ 52
Sale price				$ 700
Concord, North Carolina
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Area of land \| a						22
Cash paid for real estate						$ 2,600
Restaurant Building
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Land improvements \| Minimum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives											10 years		10 years
Land improvements \| Maximum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives											30 years		30 years
Buildings and improvements \| Minimum
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Estimated Useful Lives											10 years		10 years
Buildings and improvements \| Maximum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives											40 years		40 years
Machinery and equipment. \| Minimum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives											3 years		3 years
Machinery and equipment. \| Maximum
Real Estate Assets
Estimated Useful Lives											20 years		20 years