Industry Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

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)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Operating revenues:
Irrigation	$	117,325	$	131,289	$	321,733	$	354,336
Infrastructure		23,994		29,418		61,781		82,305
Total operating revenues	$	141,319	$	160,707	$	383,514	$	436,641
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	16,560	$	19,860	$	40,333	$	47,771
Infrastructure		4,654		6,498		9,268		16,216
Segment operating income		21,214		26,358		49,601		63,987
Unallocated general and administrative expenses (1)		(5,889)		(4,870)		(27,222)		(16,061)
Interest and other expense, net		(1,260)		(1,065)		(4,111)		(1,704)
Earnings before income taxes	$	14,065	$	20,423	$	18,268	$	46,222
Capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	2,157	$	4,102	$	7,363	$	9,567
Infrastructure		524		550		2,710		1,661
	$	2,681	$	4,652	$	10,073	$	11,228
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	3,077	$	2,925	$	9,235	$	8,450
Infrastructure		1,158		1,206		3,536		3,698
	$	4,235	$	4,131	$	12,771	$	12,148
(1) Includes environmental remediation expenses of $13.0 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended May 31, 2016 and May 31, 2015, respectively.  There were no environmental remediation expenses for the three months ended May 31, 2016 and May 31, 2015, respectively.

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated

	May 31,		May 31,		August 31,
($ in thousands)	2016		2015		2015
Total assets:
Irrigation	$	394,739	$	447,988	$	429,224
Infrastructure		106,966		129,906		107,244
	$	501,705	$	577,894	$	536,468