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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill | The following table details the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
|  |  | Americas |  | International |  |
(in thousands) |  | Recycling |  | Mills |  | Fabrication |  | Mill |  | Marketing and Distribution |  | Consolidated
Balance at September 1, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Goodwill |  | $ | 9,751 |  |  | $ | 4,970 |  |  | $ | 57,637 |  |  | $ | 2,964 |  |  | $ | 8,805 |  |  | $ | 84,127 |
| Accumulated impairment losses |  | (2,484 | ) |  | — |  |  | (493 | ) |  | (188 | ) |  | (6,643 | ) |  | (9,808 | )
|  |  | 7,267 |  |  | 4,970 |  |  | 57,144 |  |  | 2,776 |  |  | 2,162 |  |  | 74,319 |
Impairment |  | (7,267 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,267 | )
Goodwill reclassified to assets held for sale (1) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,643 | ) |  | (6,643 | )
Accumulated impairment losses reclassified to assets held for sale (1) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,643 |  |  | 6,643 |
Translation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (419 | ) |  | (250 | ) |  | (669 | )
Balance at August 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Goodwill |  | 9,751 |  |  | 4,970 |  |  | 57,637 |  |  | 2,517 |  |  | 1,912 |  |  | 76,787 |
| Accumulated impairment losses |  | (9,751 | ) |  | — |  |  | (493 | ) |  | (160 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,404 | )
|  | — |  |  | 4,970 |  |  | 57,144 |  |  | 2,357 |  |  | 1,912 |  |  | 66,383 |
Translation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (80 | ) |  | 70 |  |  | (10 | )
Balance at August 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Goodwill |  | 9,751 |  |  | 4,970 |  |  | 57,637 |  |  | 2,432 |  |  | 1,982 |  |  | 76,772 |
| Accumulated impairment losses |  | (9,751 | ) |  | — |  |  | (493 | ) |  | (155 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,399 | )
|  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,970 |  |  | $ | 57,144 |  |  | $ | 2,277 |  |  | $ | 1,982 |  |  | $ | 66,373 |
(1) Includes $1.6 million of goodwill and $1.6 million of accumulated goodwill impairment losses related to assets that were sold during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
Intangible assets subject to amortization | The following intangible assets subject to amortization are included in other noncurrent assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets:
|  | August 31, 2016 |  | August 31, 2015
(in thousands) |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net
Customer base |  | $ | 6,160 |  |  | $ | 2,714 |  |  | $ | 3,446 |  |  | $ | 35,369 |  |  | $ | 28,814 |  |  | $ | 6,555 |
Favorable land leases |  | 10,081 |  |  | 2,518 |  |  | 7,563 |  |  | 10,091 |  |  | 2,101 |  |  | 7,990 |
Non-competition agreements |  | 1,600 |  |  | 371 |  |  | 1,229 |  |  | 1,629 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 1,412 |
Brand name |  | 628 |  |  | 328 |  |  | 300 |  |  | 648 |  |  | 306 |  |  | 342 |
Other |  | 101 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 101 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 49 |
Total |  | $ | 18,570 |  |  | $ | 5,989 |  |  | $ | 12,581 |  |  | $ | 47,838 |  |  | $ | 31,490 |  |  | $ | 16,348 |
Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets | Estimated amounts of amortization expense for the next five years are as follows:
Year Ended August 31, |  | (in thousands)
2017 |  | $ | 1,098 |
2018 |  | 1,080 |
2019 |  | 1,039 |
2020 |  | 891 |
2021 |  | 881 |

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