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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Carrying Amount In Goodwill By Segment |
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﻿($ in thousands) |  | Irrigation |  | Infrastructure |  | Total
﻿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
﻿Foreign currency translation |  |  | 37 |  |  | (35) |  |  | 2
﻿Balance as of August 31, 2016 |  | $ | 60,942 |  | $ | 15,861 |  | $ | 76,803
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Schedule Of Intangible Assets Finite and Infinite Excluding Goodwill |
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﻿ |  | 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 |  | 6.1 |  | $ | 33,732 |  | $ | (18,893) |  | 7.3 |  | $ | 33,741 |  | $ | (16,473)
﻿Customer relationships |  | 6.0 |  |  | 19,952 |  |  | (8,747) |  | 8.0 |  |  | 19,958 |  |  | (6,884)
﻿Non-compete agreements |  | 2.2 |  |  | 2,350 |  |  | (1,450) |  | 5.8 |  |  | 2,343 |  |  | (1,044)
﻿ Other |  | 9.5 |  |  | 239 |  |  | (97) |  | 0.3 |  |  | 1,010 |  |  | (852)
﻿Unamortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ Tradenames |  | N/A |  |  | 20,114 |  |  | — |  | N/A |  |  | 20,121 |  |  | —
﻿Total |  | 5.7 |  | $ | 76,387 |  | $ | (29,187) |  | 6.7 |  | $ | 77,173 |  | $ | (25,253)
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Schedule Of Future Estimated Amortization Of Intangible Assets |
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﻿Fiscal years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ in thousands
﻿2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,450
﻿2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,200
﻿2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,549
﻿2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,142
﻿2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,421
﻿Thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,324
﻿ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 27,086
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