Industry Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

($ in thousands)	2021			2020			2019
Operating revenues:
Irrigation:
North America	$	273,871		$	224,771		$	225,677
International		197,487			124,575			132,871
Irrigation total		471,358			349,346			358,548
Infrastructure		96,288			125,346			85,524
Total operating revenues	$	567,646		$	474,692		$	444,072
Operating income:
Irrigation	$	63,181		$	41,263		$	29,374
Infrastructure		20,174			42,722			17,029
Corporate		(29,248	)		(29,783	)		(40,288	)
Total operating income		54,107			54,202			6,115
Total other (expense) income		(3,721	)		(5,359	)		(4,008	)
Earnings before income taxes	$	50,386		$	48,843		$	2,107
Total capital expenditures:
Irrigation	$	19,188		$	9,254		$	9,473
Infrastructure		6,866			11,275			4,928
Corporate		457			916			8,810
	$	26,511		$	21,445		$	23,211
Depreciation and amortization:
Irrigation	$	12,245		$	12,906		$	9,500
Infrastructure		3,748			3,495			3,663
Corporate		3,183			2,994			855
	$	19,177		$	19,396		$	14,018

Schedule of Revenue and Long-Lived Assets by Geographical Areas

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2021				2020				2019
	Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total		Revenues		% of total
United States	$	307,313		54	$	259,557		55	$	257,719		58
International		260,333		46		215,135		45		186,353		42
Total revenues	$	567,646		100	$	474,692		100	$	444,072		100

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2021				2020				2019
	Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total		Long-lived tangible assets		% of total
United States	$	68,526		74	$	64,857		81	$	52,187		76
International		23,471		26		14,724		19		16,781		24
Total long-lived assets	$	91,997		100	$	79,581		100	$	68,968		100