Industry Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

($ in thousands)	2022			2021			2020
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America	$	355,683		$	273,871		$	224,771
International		310,146			197,487			124,575
Irrigation total		665,829			471,358			349,346
Infrastructure		104,914			96,288			125,346
Total operating revenues	$	770,743		$	567,646		$	474,692
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	105,763		$	63,181		$	41,263
Infrastructure		18,328			20,174			42,722
Corporate		(29,448	)		(29,248	)		(29,783	)
Total operating income		94,643			54,107			54,202
Total other expense		(6,775	)		(3,721	)		(5,359	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	87,868		$	50,386		$	48,843
Total capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	10,679		$	19,188		$	9,254
Infrastructure		3,798			6,866			11,275
Corporate		1,118			457			916
	$	15,595		$	26,511		$	21,445
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	13,011		$	12,245		$	12,906
Infrastructure		3,781			3,748			3,495
Corporate		3,386			3,183			2,994
	$	20,178		$	19,177		$	19,396

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2022				2021				2020
	Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total
United States	$	394,080		51	$	307,313		54	$	259,557		55
International		376,663		49		260,333		46		215,135		45
Total revenues	$	770,743		100	$	567,646		100	$	474,692		100

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2022				2021				2020
	Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total
United States	$	70,643		75	$	68,526		74	$	64,857		81
International		23,829		25		23,471		26		14,724		19
Total long-lived assets	$	94,472		100	$	91,997		100	$	79,581		100