Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Aug. 31, 2012
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May 31, 2012
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Feb. 28, 2012
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Nov. 30, 2011
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Aug. 31, 2011
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May 31, 2011
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Feb. 28, 2011
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Nov. 30, 2012
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Nov. 30, 2011
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Nov. 30, 2010
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Summary of quarterly financial data | |||||||||||
Sales revenue | $ 2,216,128 | $ 1,927,626 | $ 1,439,958 | $ 2,437,310 | $ 2,161,723 | $ 8,021,022 | $ 2,161,723 | ||||
Lease income | 638,243 | 638,244 | 638,244 | 638,244 | 638,244 | 425,496 | 2,552,975 | 1,063,740 | |||
Total revenue | 2,854,371 | 2,565,870 | 2,078,202 | 3,075,554 | 2,799,967 | 425,496 | 10,573,997 | 3,225,463 | |||
Cost of sales | 1,661,155 | 1,381,161 | 1,031,114 | 2,004,672 | 1,689,374 | 6,078,102 | 1,689,374 | ||||
Management fees, net of expense reimbursements | 246,399 | 298,051 | 254,965 | 247,381 | 243,923 | 248,367 | 241,193 | 234,680 | 1,046,796 | 968,163 | 925,820 |
All other expenses | 1,117,268 | 1,082,911 | 892,759 | 599,865 | 746,580 | 944,404 | 157,012 | 153,843 | 231,086 | 183,674 | 244,398 |
Total expenses | 3,024,822 | 2,762,123 | 2,178,838 | 2,851,918 | 2,679,877 | 1,192,771 | 398,205 | 388,523 | 10,817,701 | 4,659,376 | 1,852,757 |
Income (loss) from operations, before income taxes | (170,451) | (196,253) | (100,636) | 223,636 | 120,090 | (767,275) | (398,205) | (388,523) | (243,704) | (1,433,913) | (1,852,757) |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on securities transactions, before income taxes | (479,416) | 8,492,502 | 3,237,325 | 8,931,466 | (2,578,087) | 2,043,019 | 4,441,071 | 677,745 | |||
Distributions and income from investments, net | 82,057 | (502,176) | 55,462 | 85,262 | 25,492 | (189,001) | 253,396 | 561,786 | |||
Other Income | 40,000 | 40,000 | 38,580 | ||||||||
Interest Expense | (11,705) | (16,780) | (25,229) | (27,409) | (22,444) | (14,064) | (81,123) | (36,508) | (45,619) | ||
Total other income (loss) and expense, net, before income taxes | (409,064) | 7,973,546 | 3,267,558 | 8,989,319 | (2,575,039) | 1,839,954 | 4,734,467 | 1,239,531 | 19,821,359 | 5,238,913 | 21,292,279 |
Income (loss) before income taxes | (579,515) | 7,777,293 | 3,166,922 | 9,212,955 | (2,454,949) | 1,072,679 | 4,336,262 | 851,008 | 19,577,655 | 3,805,000 | 19,439,522 |
Current and deferred tax benefit (expense), net | 215,927 | (2,788,785) | (1,190,162) | (3,465,914) | 890,171 | (482,040) | (1,553,250) | 262,262 | 7,228,934 | 882,857 | 4,772,648 |
Net income (loss) | $ (363,588) | $ 4,988,508 | $ 1,976,760 | $ 5,747,041 | $ (1,564,778) | $ 590,639 | $ 2,783,012 | $ 1,113,270 | $ 12,348,721 | $ 2,922,143 | $ 14,666,874 |
Basic and diluted earnings per share | $ (0.04) | $ 0.54 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.63 | $ (0.17) | $ 0.07 | $ 0.30 | $ 0.12 | $ 1.34 | $ 0.32 | $ 1.61 |
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The amount of net income or loss for the period per each share in instances when basic and diluted earnings per share are the same amount and reported as a single line item on the face of the financial statements. Basic earnings per share is the amount of net income or loss for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share includes the amount of net income or loss for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. No definition available.
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