Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Jan. 11, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	EACO CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000784539
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Trading Symbol	EACO
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,861,590