Note 9 -Debt and Revolving Lines of Credit (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2011
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]
 
 
November 30, 2011
   
August 31, 2011
 
 
 
Short-term
   
Long-term
   
Short-term
   
Long-term
 
Capital lease obligations
  $ 355     $ 540     $ 349     $ 630  
Westinghouse Bonds (see description below)
    1,654,813             1,679,836        
Total
  $ 1,655,168     $ 540     $ 1,680,185     $ 630  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]
 
 
 
November 30,
2011
   
August 31,
2011
 
Westinghouse Bonds, face value 50.98 billion JPY due March 15, 2013; interest only payments; coupon rate of 2.20%;
  $ 426,875     $ 426,875  
Westinghouse Bonds, face value 78 billion JPY due March 15, 2013; interest only payments;
coupon rate of 0.70% above the six-month JPY LIBOR rate (0.34% at November 30, 2011)
    653,125       653,125  
Increase in debt due to foreign currency translation adjustments since date of issuance
    574,813       599,836  
Total Westinghouse debt
  $ 1,654,813     $ 1,679,836