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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Carrying Amount In Goodwill By Segment |
$ in thousands |  | Irrigation |  | Infrastructure |  | Total
Balance as of August 31, 2010 |  | $ | 10,881 |  | $ | 16,514 |  | $ | 27,395
Acquisition of IRZ and WMC |  |  | 2,182 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,182
Finalization of Digitec Acquisition |  |  | 490 |  |  | - |  |  | 490
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 129 |  |  | 747 |  |  | 876
Balance as of August 31, 2011 |  | $ | 13,682 |  | $ | 17,261 |  | $ | 30,943
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (206) |  |  | (776) |  |  | (982)
Balance as of August 31, 2012 |  | $ | 13,476 |  | $ | 16,485 |  | $ | 29,961
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Finite and Infinite Excluding Goodwill |
|  | August 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | Weighted |  | Gross |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Gross |  |
|  | Average |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Average |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated
$ in thousands |  | Years |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Years |  | Amount |  | Amortization
Amortizable Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | 12.7 |  | $ | 25,637 |  | $ | (10,458) |  | 13.1 |  | $ | 26,316 |  | $ | (8,661)
Customer relationships |  | 8.4 |  |  | 6,313 |  |  | (3,477) |  | 9.7 |  |  | 6,371 |  |  | (2,768)
Non-compete agreements |  | 5.5 |  |  | 846 |  |  | (478) |  | 6.9 |  |  | 852 |  |  | (320)
Other |  | N/A |  |  | 202 |  |  | (90) |  | N/A |  |  | 171 |  |  | (41)
Unamortizable Intangible Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames |  | N/A |  |  | 6,575 |  |  | - |  | N/A |  |  | 6,719 |  |  | -
Total |  |  |  | $ | 39,573 |  | $ | (14,503) |  |  |  | $ | 40,429 |  | $ | (11,790)
Schedule Of Future Estimated Amortization Of Intangible Assets |
Fiscal Years |  | $ in thousands
2013 |  | $ | 2,803
2014 |  |  | 2,748
2015 |  |  | 2,446
2016 |  |  | 2,128
2017 |  |  | 1,990

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