GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

The following table details the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:

		Americas								International
(in thousands)		Recycling			Mills		Fabrication			Mill			Marketing and Distribution			Consolidated
Balance at September 1, 2013
	Goodwill	$	9,751		$	295	$	57,637		$	2,942		$	8,449		$	79,074
	Accumulated impairment losses	(2,484		)	—		(493		)	(187		)	(6,331		)	(9,495		)
		7,267			295		57,144			2,755			2,118			69,579
Acquisition		—			4,675		—			—			—			4,675
Translation		—			—		—			21			44			65
Balance at August 31, 2014
	Goodwill	9,751			4,970		57,637			2,964			8,805			84,127
	Accumulated impairment losses	(2,484		)	—		(493		)	(188		)	(6,643		)	(9,808		)
		7,267			4,970		57,144			2,776			2,162			74,319
Impairment		(7,267		)	—		—			—			—			(7,267		)
Goodwill reclassified to assets held for sale (1)		—			—		—						(6,643		)	(6,643		)
Accumulated impairment losses reclassified to assets held for sale (1)		—			—		—						6,643			6,643
Translation		—			—		—			(419		)	(250		)	(669		)
Balance at August 31, 2015
	Goodwill	9,751			4,970		57,637			2,517			1,912			76,787
	Accumulated impairment losses	(9,751		)	—		(493		)	(160		)	—			(10,404		)
		$	—		$	4,970	$	57,144		$	2,357		$	1,912		$	66,383

(1) Includes $1.6 million of goodwill and $1.6 million of accumulated goodwill impairment losses related to assets that were sold during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015

Intangible assets subject to amortization

The following intangible assets subject to amortization are included in other noncurrent assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets:

	August 31, 2015						August 31, 2014
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Customer base	$	35,369	$	28,814	$	6,555	$	38,078	$	25,989	$	12,089
Favorable land leases	10,091		2,101		7,990		11,661		2,075		9,586
Non-competition agreements	1,629		217		1,412		779		40		739
Brand name	648		306		342		3,216		1,452		1,764
Other	101		52		49		101		45		56
Total	$	47,838	$	31,490	$	16,348	$	53,835	$	29,601	$	24,234

Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets

Estimated amounts of amortization expense for the next five years are as follows:

Year Ended August 31,	(in thousands)
2016	$	4,136
2017	550
2018	1,043
2019	1,072
2020	862