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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
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:
(in thousands)
 
Americas Recycling
 
Americas Mills
 
Americas Fabrication
 
International Mill
 
Corporate and Other*
 
Consolidated
Goodwill, gross
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 1, 2017
 
$
9,751

 
$
4,970

 
$
57,943

 
$
2,664

 
$
1,982

 
$
77,310

 
Dispositions, impairments and foreign currency translation
 
(208
)
 
—

 
(515
)
 
(96
)
 
—

 
(819
)
 
Reclassification to assets of discontinued operations
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,982
)
 
(1,982
)
Balance at August 31, 2018
 
9,543

 
4,970

 
57,428

 
2,568

 
—

 
74,509

 
Dispositions, impairments and foreign currency translation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(184
)
 
—

 
(184
)
Balance at August 31, 2019
 
9,543

 
4,970

 
57,428

 
2,384

 
—

 
74,325

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated impairment losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 1, 2017
 
(9,751
)
 
—

 
(493
)
 
(169
)
 
(1,982
)
 
(12,395
)
 
Dispositions, impairments and foreign currency translation
 
208

 
—

 
—

 
6

 
—

 
214

 
Reclassification to assets of discontinued operations
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,982

 
1,982

Balance at August 31, 2018
 
(9,543
)
 
—

 
(493
)
 
(163
)
 
—

 
(10,199
)
 
Dispositions, impairments and foreign currency translation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
12

 
—

 
12

Balance at August 31, 2019
 
(9,543
)
 
—

 
(493
)
 
(151
)
 
—

 
(10,187
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at September 1, 2017
 
—

 
4,970

 
57,450

 
2,495

 
—

 
64,915

 
Dispositions, impairments and foreign currency translation
 
—

 
—

 
(515
)
 
(90
)
 
—

 
(605
)
Balance at August 31, 2018
 
—

 
4,970

 
56,935

 
2,405

 
—

 
64,310

 
Dispositions, impairments and foreign currency translation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(172
)
 
—

 
(172
)
Balance at August 31, 2019
 
$
—

 
$
4,970

 
$
56,935

 
$
2,233

 
$
—

 
$
64,138
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, 2019
 
August 31, 2018
(in thousands)
 
Gross
Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
Carrying Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
Customer base
 
$
6,088

 
$
4,081

 
$
2,007

 
$
6,254

 
$
3,416

 
$
2,838

Favorable land leases
 
4,146

 
749

 
3,397

 
4,476

 
755

 
3,721

Non-compete agreements
 
2,810

 
382

 
2,428

 
1,750

 
798

 
952

Brand name
 
628

 
454

 
174

 
928

 
662

 
266

Patents
 
6,993

 
1,709

 
5,284

 
6,993

 
777

 
6,216

Other
 
101

 
79

 
22

 
101

 
72

 
29

Total
 
$
20,766

 
$
7,454

 
$
13,312

 
$
20,502

 
$
6,480

 
$
14,022
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)
2020
 
$
2,047

2021
 
2,025

2022
 
1,748

2023
 
1,289

2024
 
1,252