Industry Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

($ in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America	$	218,954		$	218,627		$	294,617
International		124,575			132,871			145,241
Irrigation total		343,529			351,498			439,858
Infrastructure		131,163			92,574			107,847
Total operating revenues	$	474,692		$	444,072		$	547,705
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	40,214		$	29,804		$	41,933
Infrastructure		43,771			16,599			23,857
Corporate		(29,783	)		(40,288	)		(26,778	)
Total operating income		54,202			6,115			39,012
Other income (expense)		(5,359	)		(4,008	)		(5,159	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	48,843		$	2,107		$	33,853
Total capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	9,254		$	9,473		$	9,259
Infrastructure		11,275			4,928			938
Corporate		916			8,810			857
	$	21,445		$	23,211		$	11,054
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	12,906		$	9,500		$	11,412
Infrastructure		3,495			3,663			4,611
Corporate		2,994			855			491
	$	19,396		$	14,018		$	16,514
Total assets:
Irrigation	$	307,537		$	292,202		$	277,712
Infrastructure		113,111			85,848			69,919
Corporate		149,878			122,264			152,184
	$	570,526		$	500,314		$	499,815

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2020				2019				2018
	Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total
United States	$	259,557		55	$	257,719		58	$	321,698		59
International		215,135		45		186,353		42		226,007		41
Total revenues	$	474,692		100	$	444,072		100	$	547,705		100

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2020				2019				2018
	Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total
United States	$	64,857		81	$	52,187		76	$	39,290		69
International		14,724		19		16,781		24		17,958		31
Total long-lived assets	$	79,581		100	$	68,968		100	$	57,248		100