Industry Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

($ in thousands)	2019			2018			2017
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America	$	218,627		$	294,617		$	340,660
International		132,871			145,241			77,381
Irrigation total		351,498			439,858			418,041
Infrastructure		92,574			107,847			99,944
Total operating revenues	$	444,072		$	547,705		$	517,985
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	29,804		$	41,933		$	42,774
Infrastructure		16,599			23,857			20,131
Corporate		(40,288	)		(26,778	)		(22,256	)
Total operating income		6,115			39,012			40,649
Interest and other expense, net		(4,008	)		(5,159	)		(4,934	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	2,107		$	33,853		$	35,715
Total capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	9,473		$	9,259		$	6,313
Infrastructure		4,928			938			1,562
Corporate		8,810			857			988
	$	23,211		$	11,054		$	8,863
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	9,500		$	11,412		$	11,840
Infrastructure		3,663			4,611			4,452
Corporate		855			491			386
	$	14,018		$	16,514		$	16,678
Total assets:
Irrigation	$	292,202		$	277,712		$	337,446
Infrastructure		85,848			69,919			80,187
Corporate		122,264			152,184			88,399
	$	500,314		$	499,815		$	506,032

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2019				2018				2017
	Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total
United States	$	257,719		58	$	321,698		59	$	297,261		57
International		186,353		42		226,007		41		220,724		43
Total revenues	$	444,072		100	$	547,705		100	$	517,985		100

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2019				2018				2017
	Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total
United States	$	52,187		76	$	39,290		69	$	54,199		73
International		16,781		24		17,958		31		20,299		27
Total long-lived assets	$	68,968		100	$	57,248		100	$	74,498		100