Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 625	$ 600
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	188	204
Bad debt expense	0	52
Change in inventory reserve	(15)	35
Net unrealized gain on trading securities	(193)	(215)
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	6	(566)
Inventory	(1,291)	(712)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	108	(447)
Deferred tax asset	152	31
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	298	(34)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(815)	(499)
Liabilities of discontinued operations	(27)	(56)
Net cash used in operating activities	(964)	(1,607)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(155)	(23)
(Purchase) sale of marketable securities, trading	(86)	70
Change in restricted cash	(4)	234
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(245)	281
Financing activities:
Net (payments) borrowings on revolving credit facility	(700)	603
Bank overdraft	261	0
Borrowings of long-term debt	1,600	0
Payments on long-term debt	(192)	(58)
Net cash provided by financing activities	969	545
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	224	254
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(16)	(527)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	1,368	1,260
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	1,352	733
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	186	76
Cash paid for taxes	$ 415	$ 96