Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 6.    Segment Reporting

The Company operates in two reportable business segments:  Distribution Operations and Rental Real Estate Operations.  The Distribution Operations are organized and operated as Bisco Industries, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.  Executive management evaluates performance based on gross margins, selling general and administrative expenses and net profits.  Management also reviews the returns on the rental real estate properties, inventory, accounts receivable and marketable securities (segment assets).

	For the Three Months Ended  November 30, 2011						For the Three Months Ended  November 30, 2010
	Rental Real Estate		Distribution		Total		Rental  Real Estate		Distribution		Total
	(in thousands)
Revenues	$	311	$	26,150	$	26,461	$	312	$	25,344	$	25,656
Cost of revenues		193		18,878		19,071		235		18,477		18,712
Gross profit		118		7,272		7,390		77		6,867		6,944
Selling, general and administrative expenses		92		6,438		6,530		112		6,008		6,120