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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Goodwill and other intangibles | NOTE 6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES Goodwill by reportable segment at February 29, 2020 is detailed in the following table:
(in thousands) |  | Americas Recycling |  | Americas Mills |  | Americas Fabrication |  | International Mill |  |  |  | Consolidated
Goodwill, gross* |  | $ | 9,543 |  |  | $ | 4,970 |  |  | $ | 57,428 |  |  | $ | 2,420 |  |  |  |  | $ | 74,361 |
Accumulated impairment losses* |  | (9,543) |  |  | — |  |  | (493) |  |  | (153) |  |  |  |  | (10,189) |
Goodwill, net* |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,970 |  |  | $ | 56,935 |  |  | $ | 2,267 |  |  |  |  | $ | 64,172 |
_________________ * The change in balance from August 31, 2019 was immaterial. The total gross carrying amounts of the Company's intangible assets subject to amortization were $20.7 million and $20.8 million, respectively, and the total net carrying amounts were $12.2 million and $13.3 million at February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively. These assets were included in other noncurrent assets on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets. Intangible amortization expense from continuing operations related to such intangible assets was $0.6 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended February 29, 2020, respectively, and for the comparable periods. Excluding goodwill, the Company did not have any significant intangible assets with indefinite lives at February 29, 2020. In connection with the Acquisition, the Company recorded an unfavorable contract backlog liability of $110.2 million. At February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the net carrying amount of the liability was $21.0 million and $35.4 million, respectively. Amortization of the unfavorable contract backlog was $6.0 million and $14.3 million for the three and six months ended February 29, 2020, respectively, and $23.5 million and $34.8 million for the comparable periods, and was recorded as an increase to net sales in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

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