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Industry Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Industry Segment Information [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment |
|  | Three months ended
|  | November 30, |  | November 30,
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |
Irrigation |  | $ | 129,183 |  | $ | 134,217
Infrastructure |  |  | 18,488 |  |  | 13,153
Total operating revenues |  | $ | 147,671 |  | $ | 147,370
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |
Irrigation |  | $ | 20,311 |  | $ | 27,468
Infrastructure |  |  | 508 |  |  | (1,318)
Segment operating income |  |  | 20,819 |  |  | 26,150
Unallocated general and administrative expenses |  |  | (4,827) |  |  | (3,886)
Interest and other income (expense), net |  |  | (175) |  |  | 119
Earnings before income taxes |  | $ | 15,817 |  | $ | 22,383
Capital Expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |
Irrigation |  | $ | 2,228 |  | $ | 2,085
Infrastructure |  |  | 159 |  |  | 130
|  | $ | 2,387 |  | $ | 2,215
Depreciation and Amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |
Irrigation |  | $ | 2,358 |  | $ | 1,704
Infrastructure |  |  | 1,349 |  |  | 1,426
|  | $ | 3,707 |  | $ | 3,130
Reconciliation Of Assets From Segment To Consolidated |
|  | November 30, |  | November 30, |  | August 31,
($ in thousands) |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013
Total Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Irrigation |  | $ | 395,981 |  | $ | 331,872 |  | $ | 391,527
Infrastructure |  |  | 125,722 |  |  | 111,006 |  |  | 120,769
|  | $ | 521,703 |  | $ | 442,878 |  | $ | 512,296

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