Industry Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Industry Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment

	Three months ended
	November 30,		November 30,
($ in thousands)	2015		2014
Operating revenues:
Irrigation	$	101,327	$	114,716
Infrastructure		20,295		20,129
Total operating revenues	$	121,622	$	134,845
Operating income:
Irrigation (1)	$	12,692	$	14,669
Infrastructure (1)		3,082		2,244
Segment operating income (1)		15,774		16,913
Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(4,026)		(5,011)
Interest and other expense, net		(1,352)		(241)
Earnings before income taxes	$	10,396	$	11,661
Capital Expenditures:
Irrigation	$	3,152	$	3,084
Infrastructure		1,553		565
	$	4,705	$	3,649
Depreciation and Amortization:
Irrigation	$	3,094	$	2,486
Infrastructure		1,201		1,262
	$	4,295	$	3,748
(1) There were no environmental remediation expenses for the three months ended November 30, 2015. Environmental remediation expenses of $1.3 million and $0.2 million were allocated to the irrigation segment and infrastructure segment, respectively, for the three months ended November 30, 2014.

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated

	November 30,		November 30,		August 31,
($ in thousands)	2015		2014		2015
Total Assets:
Irrigation	$	415,106	$	368,577	$	429,224
Infrastructure		106,510		121,500		107,244
	$	521,616	$	490,077	$	536,468