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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Carrying Amount In Goodwill By Segment |
$ in thousands |  | Irrigation |  | Infrastructure |  | Total
Balance as of August 31, 2012 |  | $ | 13,476 |  |  | 16,485 |  |  | 29,961
Acquisition of CLC |  |  | 7,257 |  |  | - |  |  | 7,257
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (66) |  |  | 262 |  |  | 196
Balance as of August 31, 2013 |  |  | 20,667 |  | $ | 16,747 |  | $ | 37,414
Finalization of CLC acquisition |  |  | (403) |  |  | - |  |  | (403)
Foreign currency translation |  |  | 29 |  |  | (19) |  |  | 10
Balance as of August 31, 2014 |  | $ | 20,293 |  | $ | 16,728 |  | $ | 37,021
Schedule Of Intangible Assets Finite and Infinite Excluding Goodwill |
|  | August 31,
|  | 2014 |  | 2013
|  | Weighted |  | Gross |  |  |  | Weighted |  | Gross |  |
|  | Average |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated |  | Average |  | Carrying |  | Accumulated
$ in thousands |  | Years |  | Amount |  | Amortization |  | Years |  | Amount |  | Amortization
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Patents |  | 13.0 |  | $ | 30,282 |  | $ | (14,687) |  | 1 2.8 |  | $ | 30,266 |  | $ | (12,364)
Customer relationships |  | 7.4 |  |  | 7,932 |  |  | (5,304) |  | 7.4 |  |  | 8,034 |  |  | (4,238)
Non-compete agreements |  | 5.6 |  |  | 1,336 |  |  | (852) |  | 5.6 |  |  | 1,331 |  |  | (611)
Other |  | 1.6 |  |  | 517 |  |  | (366) |  | 1.7 |  |  | 517 |  |  | (54)
Unamortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames |  | N/A |  |  | 13,122 |  |  | - |  | N/A |  |  | 13,126 |  |  | -
Total |  | 10.0 |  | $ | 53,189 |  | $ | (21,209) |  | 10.0 |  | $ | 53,274 |  | $ | (17,267)
Schedule Of Future Estimated Amortization Of Intangible Assets |
| Fiscal Years |  | $ in thousands |
| 2015 |  | $ | 3,414 |
| 2016 |  |  | 3,003 |
| 2017 |  |  | 2,865 |
| 2018 |  |  | 2,674 |
| 2019 |  |  | 2,036 |
| Thereafter |  |  | 4,866 |
|  |  | $ | 18,858 |

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