DEBT Debt - Long Term (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	$ 24,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity	34,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	P30D
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	5 years
Line of Credit Facility Final Principal Payment	17,000,000
renewal option on line of credit	5 years
Citibank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Decrease, Repayments	8,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.40%
Line of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity	16,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	P6M
Line of Credit Facility, Tranch Distribution Amount	8,000,000
Time Deposits	8,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	5 years
renewal option on line of credit	5 years
PANAMA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	5,250,000	5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity	5,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description	P30D
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	5 years
renewal option on line of credit	5 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	5.50%
HONDURAS
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, variable interest rate during period	12.75%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period	10 years
Loan payment grace period on principle payment	24 months
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	12.50%
MetroBank, S.A. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	3,200,000
Bank of Nova Scotia [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity	34,000,000
United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity	13,800,000
Honduras, Lempiras
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	286,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Original Borrowing Capacity	$ 286,000,000