Industry Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

Industry Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment


	Three months ended
	November 30,
($ in thousands)	2012		2011
Operating revenues:
Irrigation	$	134,217	$	100,776
Infrastructure		13,153		18,429
Total operating revenues	$	147,370	$	119,205

Operating income (loss):
Irrigation	$	27,468	$	9,785
Infrastructure		(1,318)		(1,177)
Segment operating income		26,150		8,608
Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(3,886)		(3,525)
Interest and other income (expense), net		119		(642)
Earnings before income taxes	$	22,383	$	4,441

Total Capital Expenditures:
Irrigation	$	2,085	$	2,036
Infrastructure		130		596
	$	2,215	$	2,632
Total Depreciation and Amortization:
Irrigation	$	1,704	$	1,670
Infrastructure		1,426		1,455
	$	3,130	$	3,125
Total Environmental Remediation Expenses
Irrigation	$	-	$	6,141
Infrastructure		-		1,084
	$	-	$	7,225

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated


	November 30,		November 30,		August 31,
($ in thousands)	2012		2011		2012
Total Assets:
Irrigation	$	331,872	$	270,395	$	303,741
Infrastructure		111,006		113,687		111,790
	$	442,878	$	384,082	$	415,531

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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