Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 383	$ 625
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	180	188
Bad debt recovery	(18)	0
Change in inventory reserve	(62)	(15)
Net gain on trading securities	(22)	(193)
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	(56)	6
Inventory	(823)	(1,291)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	305	108
Deferred tax asset	83	152
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	142	298
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(582)	(815)
Deposit liability	(74)	0
Liabilities of discontinued operations	(39)	(27)
Net cash used in operating activities	(583)	(964)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(345)	(155)
Purchase of marketable securities, trading	(179)	(86)
Proceeds from securities sold short	831	0
Increase in restricted cash	(832)	(4)
Net cash used in investing activities	(525)	(245)
Financing activities:
Net borrowings (payments) on revolving credit facility	150	(700)
Bank overdraft	691	261
Preferred dividend	(19)	0
Borrowing of long-term debt	0	1,600
Payments on long-term debt	(243)	(192)
Net cash provided by financing activities	579	969
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	100	224
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(429)	(16)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	2,568	1,368
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	2,139	1,352
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	169	186
Cash paid for taxes	$ 196	$ 415