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Line of credit facility borrowing capacity borrowing base minimum percentage of aggregatereceivables

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Line of credit facility borrowing capacity borrowing base percentage of accountsreceivable

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Line of credit facility borrowing capacity borrowing base percentage ofinventory

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Minimum contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Note 8 - Loan and Credit Agreements (Details Textual) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	May 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2013	Jun. 01, 2009	Feb. 01, 2013	May 01, 2010	May 29, 2014	May 10, 2012	May 01, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	3.50%
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 2,569,109us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	8,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	3.50%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Percentage of Accounts Receivable	75.00%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Receivables	20.00%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Percentage of Inventory	50.00%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Maximum Inventory Amount	6,000,000
Long-term Debt	7,233,226us-gaap_LongTermDebt		7,480,923us-gaap_LongTermDebt
IDEA Note 1 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				95,000
IDEA Note 2 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				95,000
Iowa Finance Authority [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						1,300,000
Long-term Debt	777,689		904,662
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.75%	3.50%
Debt Instrument Covenant Debt Service Coverage Ratio					1.5
US Bank [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							1,000,000	880,000
Term Loan Final Payment							890,000	283,500
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Rate Increase in Event of Default	5.00%
US Bank New Loans [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									6,319,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									2.98%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	93,850
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid	1,372,000
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount		130,000
Debt Issuance Cost		9,000
Debt Instrument Covenant Debt to Tangible Net Worth Ratio	1.5
Debt Instrument Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	1.15
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Rate Increase in Event of Default	5.00%
West Bank Loan1 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt									4,342,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									4.75%
West Bank Loan2 [Member]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt									$ 1,749,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									4.50%