Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 500	$ 395
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	144	132
Bad debt expense	8	31
Change in inventory reserve	30	11
Net loss on investments	9	43
(Increase) decrease in:
Trade accounts receivable	(1,543)	860
Inventory	(248)	(530)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(392)	(40)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	1,270	(262)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(2,340)	(1,716)
Liabilities of discontinued operations	(5)	(16)
Net cash used in operating activities	(2,567)	(1,092)
Investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(50)	(133)
(Purchase) sale of marketable securities, trading	(831)	30
Proceeds from securities sold short	370	1,795
Change in restricted cash	(366)	(1,795)
Net cash used in investing activities	(877)	(103)
Financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	961	636
Preferred dividend	(19)	(19)
Bank overdraft	1,697	1,169
Payments on long-term debt	(2)	(2)
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,637	1,784
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1)	(37)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(808)	552
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	5,269	3,480
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	4,461	4,032
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 2,194	$ 1,342