Property, Plant And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

H. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


	August, 31
$ in thousands	2014		2013
Operating property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	3,315	$	3,342
Buildings		38,573		34,066
Equipment		91,254		85,689
Other		14,946		9,037
Total operating property, plant and equipment		148,088		132,134
Accumulated depreciation		(83,674)		(76,508)
Total operating property, plant and equipment, net	$	64,414	$	55,626

Property held for lease:
Machines		4,395		3,965
Barriers		17,213		17,323
Total property held for lease	$	21,608	$	21,288
Accumulated depreciation		(13,565)		(11,850)
Total property held for lease, net	$	8,043	$	9,438
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	72,457	$	65,064

Depreciation expense was $10.8 million, $9.8 million and $9.6 million for the years ended August 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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