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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 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 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 |
Foreign currency translation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (132 | ) |  | 8 |  |  | (124 | )
Balance at February 29, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Goodwill |  | 9,751 |  |  | 4,970 |  |  | 57,637 |  |  | 2,376 |  |  | 1,920 |  |  | 76,654 |
| Accumulated impairment losses |  | (9,751 | ) |  | — |  |  | (493 | ) |  | (151 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,395 | )
|  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,970 |  |  | $ | 57,144 |  |  | $ | 2,225 |  |  | $ | 1,920 |  |  | $ | 66,259 |

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