UNAUDITED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
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Aug. 31, 2018 |
May 31, 2018 |
Feb. 28, 2018 |
Nov. 30, 2017 |
Aug. 31, 2017 |
May 31, 2017 |
Feb. 28, 2017 |
Nov. 30, 2016 |
Aug. 31, 2018 |
Aug. 31, 2017 |
Aug. 31, 2016 |
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| Quarterly Results of Operations [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ 3,892,000 | $ 1,212,000 | $ 845,000 | $ 1,010,000 | $ 658,000 | $ 134,000 | $ 237,000 | $ 199,000 | $ 6,959,199 | $ 1,227,787 | $ 452,161 | |||||
| Gross margin | 904,000 | 683,000 | 631,000 | 580,000 | 336,000 | (33,000) | 68,000 | 54,000 | 2,797,598 | 424,481 | (76,598) | |||||
| Operating loss | (7,000) | (88,000) | (14,000) | (200,000) | (581,000) | (631,000) | (455,000) | (464,000) | (308,727) | (2,131,202) | (2,179,775) | |||||
| Discontinued operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | (11,000) | (3,000) | (19,000) | 0 | (32,025) | (80,348) | |||||
| Net income (loss) | $ 357,000 | $ 55,000 | $ 100,000 | $ (97,000) | $ (501,000) | $ (554,000) | $ (317,000) | $ (338,000) | $ 414,680 | $ (1,710,868) | $ (1,310,607) | |||||
| Basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | [1] | [1] | [1] | $ (0.02) | $ (0.02) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | $ 0.02 | $ (0.07) | $ (0.06) | |||||
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| Quarterly Results of Operations [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ 142,600 | $ 1,022,300 | $ 753,000 | $ 846,400 | $ 256,700 | $ 141,500 | $ 80,300 | $ 4,044,300 | $ 478,500 | |||||||
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