Industry Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Industry Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment


	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31,		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,
($ in thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Operating revenues:
Irrigation	$	200,950	$	149,624	$	497,844	$	367,388
Infrastructure		18,592		22,475		44,607		56,050
Total operating revenues	$	219,542	$	172,099	$	542,451	$	423,438

Operating income (loss):
Irrigation	$	44,052	$	31,242	$	106,787	$	64,046
Infrastructure		197		1,433		(3,187)		(699)
Segment operating income		44,249		32,675		103,600		63,347
Unallocated general and administrative expenses		(4,699)		(3,888)		(12,340)		(10,529)
Interest and other income (expense), net		200		(200)		361		(363)
Earnings before income taxes	$	39,750	$	28,587	$	91,621	$	52,455

Capital Expenditures:
Irrigation	$	2,733	$	2,662	$	7,784	$	6,493
Infrastructure		74		188		365		1,080
	$	2,807	$	2,850	$	8,149	$	7,573
Depreciation and Amortization:
Irrigation	$	1,725	$	1,710	$	5,121	$	5,055
Infrastructure		1,415		1,439		4,259		4,329
	$	3,140	$	3,149	$	9,380	$	9,384
Environmental Remediation Expenses
Irrigation	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	6,141
Infrastructure		-		-		-		1,084
	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	7,225

Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated


	May 31,		May 31,		August 31,
($ in thousands)	2013		2012		2012
Total Assets:
Irrigation	$	398,751	$	304,515	$	303,741
Infrastructure		119,370		112,433		111,790
	$	518,121	$	416,948	$	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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