Industry Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

	Three months ended						Six months ended
($ in thousands)	February 28, 2019			February 28, 2018			February 28, 2019			February 28, 2018
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America	$	57,681		$	78,863		$	114,145		$	146,616
International		38,085			33,002			69,231			68,602
Irrigation total		95,766			111,865			183,376			215,218
Infrastructure		13,416			18,474			37,757			39,647
Total operating revenues	$	109,182		$	130,339		$	221,133		$	254,865
Operating income (loss):
Irrigation	$	7,521		$	11,933		$	15,304		$	19,784
Infrastructure		(446	)		2,519			3,722			5,810
Corporate		(11,535	)		(7,161	)		(21,446	)		(12,102	)
Total operating income (loss)		(4,460	)		7,291			(2,420	)		13,492
Interest and other expense, net		(608	)		(1,615	)		(967	)		(3,024	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	(5,068	)	$	5,676		$	(3,387	)	$	10,468
Capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	2,341		$	2,362		$	4,478		$	4,035
Infrastructure		176			268			366			464
Corporate		3,483			94			6,857			216
	$	6,000		$	2,724		$	11,701		$	4,715
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	2,366		$	2,994		$	4,698		$	6,073
Infrastructure		919			1,144			1,884			2,282
Corporate		180			126			307			244
	$	3,465		$	4,264		$	6,889		$	8,599

($ in thousands)	February 28, 2019		February 28, 2018		August 31, 2018
Total assets:
Irrigation	$	309,532	$	348,298	$	277,712
Infrastructure		69,829		79,342		69,919
Corporate		120,744		94,714		152,625
	$	500,105	$	522,354	$	500,256