Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2015
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Note 4 – Acquisitions In connection with business acquisitions, the Company records the estimated fair value of the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, goodwill, and any non-controlling interest in the acquired, all determined as of the date of acquisition. The Company records acquisition and integration expenses as part of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. There were no acquisition and integration expenses incurred during the three months ended November 30, 2015 and $0.6 million of acquisition and integration expenses incurred during the three months ended November 30, 2014. On July 20, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of SPF Water Engineering, LLC (“SPF”) based in Boise, Idaho. SPF is a full-service water resource consulting firm offering water supply studies, well design and construction, water and wastewater system design, water rights consulting and more. The Company paid $2.5 million, which was financed with cash on hand, for total purchase consideration of $2.4 million net of cash acquired of $0.1 million. The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired was finalized in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 with no changes from the preliminary amounts reported in the Company’s most recent annual report.

Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Note 4 – Acquisitions

In connection with business acquisitions, the Company records the estimated fair value of the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, goodwill, and any non-controlling interest in the acquired, all determined as of the date of acquisition. The Company records acquisition and integration expenses as part of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statement of operations. There were no acquisition and integration expenses incurred during the three months ended November 30, 2015 and $0.6 million of acquisition and integration expenses incurred during the three months ended November 30, 2014.

On July 20, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of SPF Water Engineering, LLC (“SPF”) based in Boise, Idaho. SPF is a full-service water resource consulting firm offering water supply studies, well design and construction, water and wastewater system design, water rights consulting and more. The Company paid $2.5 million, which was financed with cash on hand, for total purchase consideration of $2.4 million net of cash acquired of $0.1 million. The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and intangible assets acquired was finalized in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 with no changes from the preliminary amounts reported in the Company’s most recent annual report.