Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 9 – Property, Plant, and Equipment

	August 31,
($ in thousands)	2020			2019
Operating property, plant, and equipment:
Land	$	2,639		$	2,775
Buildings		40,730			41,284
Machinery and equipment		85,185			77,715
Furniture and fixtures		8,089			7,706
Computer hardware and software		20,927			18,956
Construction in progress		10,677			10,953
Total operating property, plant, and equipment		168,247			159,389
Accumulated depreciation		(110,389	)		(102,437	)
Total operating property, plant, and equipment, net		57,858			56,952
Property held for lease:
Machines		12,457			8,861
Barriers		27,403			20,445
Total property held for lease		39,860			29,306
Accumulated depreciation		(18,137	)		(17,290	)
Total property held for lease, net		21,723			12,016
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	79,581		$	68,968

Depreciation expense was $11.6 million, $11.1 million, and $12.5 million for fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.