Industry Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
($ in thousands)	May 31, 2020			May 31, 2019			May 31, 2020			May 31, 2019
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America	$	60,917		$	62,974		$	179,197		$	177,118
International		32,606			35,644			88,751			104,876
Irrigation total		93,523			98,618			267,948			281,994
Infrastructure		29,583			22,436			78,339			60,193
Total operating revenues	$	123,106		$	121,054		$	346,287		$	342,187
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	15,014		$	11,037		$	34,385		$	26,341
Infrastructure		8,560			3,537			23,686			7,259
Corporate		(7,746	)		(10,099	)		(21,325	)		(31,545	)
Total operating income		15,828			4,475			36,746			2,055
Interest and other expense, net		(3,563	)		(1,246	)		(6,359	)		(2,213	)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	$	12,265		$	3,229		$	30,387		$	(158	)

($ in thousands)	May 31, 2020		May 31, 2019		August 31, 2019
Total assets:
Irrigation	$	313,216	$	306,714	$	292,202
Infrastructure		105,832		80,971		85,848
Corporate		138,438		118,237		122,264
	$	557,486	$	505,922	$	500,314