Industry Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
($ in thousands)	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Operating revenues:
Irrigation	$	128,421		$	120,040		$	343,639		$	316,102
Infrastructure		41,150			31,493			80,797			69,946
Total operating revenues	$	169,571		$	151,533		$	424,436		$	386,048
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	11,718		$	16,508		$	31,502		$	32,961
Infrastructure		14,248			8,016			20,058			12,588
Corporate		(7,264	)		(7,110	)		(19,591	)		(16,878	)
Total operating income		18,702			17,414			31,969			28,671
Interest and other expense, net		(1,257	)		(1,217	)		(4,056	)		(3,503	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	17,445		$	16,197		$	27,913		$	25,168
Capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	1,950		$	1,625		$	5,985		$	4,371
Infrastructure		252			131			716			1,235
Corporate		3			269			219			613
	$	2,205		$	2,025		$	6,920		$	6,219
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	2,974		$	3,011		$	9,047		$	8,714
Infrastructure		1,153			1,111			3,435			3,330
Corporate		125			95			369			293
	$	4,252		$	4,217		$	12,851		$	12,337

($ in thousands)	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		August 31, 2017
Total assets:
Irrigation	$	326,058	$	343,722	$	337,446
Infrastructure		88,616		84,327		80,187
Corporate		105,554		83,238		88,399
	$	520,228	$	511,287	$	506,032