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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Summary of certain financial information from continuing operations by reportable segment | The following table summarizes certain financial information from continuing operations by reportable segment:
(in thousands) |  | Americas Recycling |  | Americas Mills |  | Americas Fabrication |  | International Mill |  | Corporate and Other |  | Continuing Operations
2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales-unaffiliated customers |  | $ | 908,451 |  |  | $ | 1,882,994 |  |  | $ | 2,209,671 |  |  | $ | 815,723 |  |  | $ | 12,163 |  |  | $ | 5,829,002 |
Intersegment sales |  | 238,095 |  |  | 1,185,280 |  |  | 13,708 |  |  | 1,325 |  |  | (1,438,408 | ) |  | — |
Net sales |  | 1,146,546 |  |  | 3,068,274 |  |  | 2,223,379 |  |  | 817,048 |  |  | (1,426,245 | ) |  | 5,829,002 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 42,124 |  |  | 545,215 |  |  | (123,014 | ) |  | 100,102 |  |  | (140,342 | ) |  | 424,085 |
Interest expense* |  | 3,097 |  |  | 16,186 |  |  | 27,656 |  |  | 2,493 |  |  | 21,941 |  |  | 71,373 |
Capital expenditures |  | 22,560 |  |  | 54,069 |  |  | 12,490 |  |  | 40,337 |  |  | 9,380 |  |  | 138,836 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 16,825 |  |  | 91,326 |  |  | 17,567 |  |  | 25,993 |  |  | 6,941 |  |  | 158,652 |
Impairment of assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 369 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 384 |
Total assets** |  | 257,517 |  |  | 1,667,366 |  |  | 1,106,420 |  |  | 464,177 |  |  | 263,291 |  |  | 3,758,771 |
2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales-unaffiliated customers |  | $ | 1,117,714 |  |  | $ | 1,204,181 |  |  | $ | 1,416,572 |  |  | $ | 885,919 |  |  | $ | 19,337 |  |  | $ | 4,643,723 |
Intersegment sales |  | 247,715 |  |  | 792,722 |  |  | 11,310 |  |  | 1,119 |  |  | (1,052,866 | ) |  | — |
Net sales |  | 1,365,429 |  |  | 1,996,903 |  |  | 1,427,882 |  |  | 887,038 |  |  | (1,033,529 | ) |  | 4,643,723 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 68,694 |  |  | 301,805 |  |  | (39,394 | ) |  | 131,720 |  |  | (110,604 | ) |  | 352,221 |
Interest expense* |  | 3,605 |  |  | 5,317 |  |  | 14,295 |  |  | 2,699 |  |  | 15,041 |  |  | 40,957 |
Capital expenditures |  | 8,592 |  |  | 121,029 |  |  | 14,386 |  |  | 23,552 |  |  | 3,808 |  |  | 171,367 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 17,246 |  |  | 61,512 |  |  | 13,537 |  |  | 27,255 |  |  | 11,958 |  |  | 131,508 |
Impairment of assets |  | 180 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 14,157 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,372 |
Total assets** |  | 291,838 |  |  | 1,115,339 |  |  | 739,151 |  |  | 485,548 |  |  | 696,428 |  |  | 3,328,304 |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales-unaffiliated customers |  | $ | 865,462 |  |  | $ | 917,689 |  |  | $ | 1,364,826 |  |  | $ | 636,402 |  |  | $ | 59,690 |  |  | $ | 3,844,069 |
Intersegment sales |  | 146,038 |  |  | 647,765 |  |  | 11,102 |  |  | 871 |  |  | (805,776 | ) |  | — |
Net sales |  | 1,011,500 |  |  | 1,565,454 |  |  | 1,375,928 |  |  | 637,273 |  |  | (746,086 | ) |  | 3,844,069 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 33,541 |  |  | 224,183 |  |  | 27,259 |  |  | 76,068 |  |  | (125,229 | ) |  | 235,822 |
Interest expense* |  | 2,979 |  |  | (3,394 | ) |  | 9,899 |  |  | 3,079 |  |  | 31,588 |  |  | 44,151 |
Capital expenditures |  | 7,148 |  |  | 172,738 |  |  | 15,495 |  |  | 12,603 |  |  | 5,090 |  |  | 213,074 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 15,501 |  |  | 49,419 |  |  | 13,400 |  |  | 25,830 |  |  | 20,340 |  |  | 124,490 |
Impairment of assets |  | 559 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 150 |  |  | 1,021 |  |  | 1,730 |
Total assets** |  | 240,371 |  |  | 933,022 |  |  | 683,609 |  |  | 464,428 |  |  | 653,701 |  |  | 2,975,131 |
________________________ * Includes intercompany interest expense (income) in the segments, which is eliminated within Corporate and Other. ** Total assets listed in Corporate and Other includes assets from discontinued operations.
Reconciliations of earnings from continuing operations to adjusted operating profit | The following table presents a reconciliation of earnings from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations:
|  | Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Earnings from continuing operations |  | $ | 198,779 |  |  | $ | 135,237 |  |  | $ | 50,175 |
Interest expense |  | 71,373 |  |  | 40,957 |  |  | 44,151 |
Income taxes |  | 69,681 |  |  | 30,147 |  |  | 15,276 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 158,652 |  |  | 131,508 |  |  | 124,490 |
Amortization of acquired unfavorable contract backlog |  | (74,784 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Impairment of assets |  | 384 |  |  | 14,372 |  |  | 1,730 |
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations |  | $ | 424,085 |  |  | $ | 352,221 |  |  | $ | 235,822 |
External net sales from continuing operations by geographic area |
|  | Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Geographic area: |  |  |  |  |  |
North America |  | $ | 4,843,985 |  |  | $ | 3,535,499 |  |  | $ | 3,015,481 |
Europe |  | 833,627 |  |  | 892,452 |  |  | 666,396 |
Asia and other |  | 151,390 |  |  | 215,772 |  |  | 162,192 |
Net sales |  | $ | 5,829,002 |  |  | $ | 4,643,723 |  |  | $ | 3,844,069 |
Long-lived assets by geographic area | The following table presents long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, by geographic area:
|  | August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
United States |  | $ | 1,426,131 |  |  | $ | 1,001,102 |  |  | $ | 971,881 |
Europe and other |  | 173,087 |  |  | 171,505 |  |  | 187,995 |
Total long-lived assets |  | $ | 1,599,218 |  |  | $ | 1,172,607 |  |  | $ | 1,159,876 |

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