Industry Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Industry Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31,		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,
($ in thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Operating revenues:
Irrigation	$	131,289	$	149,010	$	354,336	$	414,077
Infrastructure		29,418		20,926		82,305		56,334
Total operating revenues	$	160,707	$	169,936	$	436,641	$	470,411
Operating income:
Irrigation (1)	$	19,860	$	28,040	$	46,471	$	72,899
Infrastructure (1)		6,498		895		16,016		1,409
Segment operating income (1)		26,358		28,935		62,487		74,308
Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(4,870)		(3,713)		(14,561)		(12,181)
Interest and other expense, net		(1,065)		278		(1,704)		(21)
Earnings before income taxes	$	20,423	$	25,500	$	46,222	$	62,106
Capital Expenditures:
Irrigation	$	4,102	$	2,390	$	9,567	$	7,327
Infrastructure		550		93		1,661		509
	$	4,652	$	2,483	$	11,228	$	7,836
Depreciation and Amortization:
Irrigation	$	2,925	$	2,424	$	8,450	$	7,123
Infrastructure		1,206		1,323		3,698		4,008
	$	4,131	$	3,747	$	12,148	$	11,131
(1) Environmental remediation expenses of $1.3 million and $0.2 million were allocated to the irrigation segment and infrastructure segment, respectively, for the nine months ended May 31, 2015. There were no environmental remediation expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2015 or the three and nine months ended May 31, 2014.

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated

	May 31,		May 31,		August 31,
($ in thousands)	2015		2014		2014
Total Assets:
Irrigation	$	447,988	$	404,832	$	407,447
Infrastructure		129,906		133,739		119,104
	$	577,894	$	538,571	$	526,551