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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Carrying Amount In Goodwill By Segment


$ in thousands		Irrigation			Infrastructure			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2013		$	20,667		$	16,747			37,414
Finalization of Claude Laval Corp acquisition			(403)			-			(403)
Foreign currency translation			29			(19)			10
Balance as of August 31, 2014			20,293		$	16,728		$	37,021
Acquisition of Elecsys			39,986			-			39,986
Acquisition of SPF			893			-			893
Foreign currency translation			(267)			(832)			(1,099)
Balance as of August 31, 2015		$	60,905		$	15,896		$	76,801

Schedule Of Intangible Assets Finite and Infinite Excluding Goodwill


		August 31,
		2015								2014
		Weighted		Gross						Weighted		Gross
		Average		Carrying			Accumulated			Average		Carrying			Accumulated
$ in thousands		Years		Amount			Amortization			Years		Amount			Amortization
Amortizable intangible assets:
Patents and developed technology		14.3		$	33,741		$	(16,473)		13.0		$	30,282		$	(14,687)
Customer relationships		12.2			19,958			(6,884)		7.4			7,932			(5,304)
Non-compete agreements		10.4			2,343			(1,044)		5.6			1,336			(852)
Other		1.9			1,010			(852)		1.6			517			(366)
Unamortizable intangible assets:
Tradenames		N/A			20,121			-		N/A			13,122			-
Total		12.1		$	77,173		$	(25,253)		10.0		$	53,189		$	(21,209)

Schedule Of Future Estimated Amortization Of Intangible Assets



	Fiscal Years		$ in thousands
	2016		$	4,717
	2017			4,447
	2018			4,204
	2019			3,550
	2020			3,140
	Thereafter			11,741
			$	31,799