REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Information avout Assets and Liabilities from Contracts with Customers

The following table provides information about assets and liabilities from contracts with customers.

(in thousands)	February 29, 2020		August 31, 2019
Contract assets (included in other current assets)	$	87,801	$	103,805
Contract liabilities (included in accrued expenses and other payables)	38,391		37,165

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables display revenue by reportable segment from external customers, disaggregated by major source. The Company believes disaggregating by these categories depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

	Three Months Ended February 29, 2020
(in thousands)	Americas Recycling		Americas Mills		Americas Fabrication		International Mill		Corporate and Other		Total
Steel products	$	140	$	437,648	$	441,765	$	171,283	$	—	$	1,050,836
Ferrous scrap	66,040		10,874		1		159		—		77,074
Nonferrous scrap	112,862		3,535		—		2,249		—		118,646
Construction materials	—		—		66,122		—		—		66,122
Other	493		19,310		2,493		5,965		24		28,285
Total	$	179,535	$	471,367	$	510,381	$	179,656	$	24	$	1,340,963
	Six Months Ended February 29, 2020
(in thousands)	Americas Recycling		Americas Mills		Americas Fabrication		International Mill		Corporate and Other		Total
Steel products	$	255	$	878,811	$	941,492	$	329,227	$	—	$	2,149,785
Ferrous scrap	124,342		17,622		1		371		—		142,336
Nonferrous scrap	226,080		6,890		—		4,242		—		237,212
Construction materials	—		—		133,588		—		—		133,588
Other	1,009		42,236		5,677		10,856		2,972		62,750
Total	$	351,686	$	945,559	$	1,080,758	$	344,696	$	2,972	$	2,725,671

	Three Months Ended February 28, 2019
(in thousands)	Americas Recycling		Americas Mills		Americas Fabrication		International Mill		Corporate and Other		Total
Steel products	$	202	$	444,327	$	462,963	$	167,534	$	—	$	1,075,026
Ferrous scrap	105,253		8,744		—		255		—		114,252
Nonferrous scrap	120,004		3,308		—		2,524		—		125,836
Construction materials	—		—		60,190		—		—		60,190
Other	429		16,416		3,525		4,632		2,477		27,479
Total	$	225,888	$	472,795	$	526,678	$	174,945	$	2,477	$	1,402,783
	Six Months Ended February 28, 2019
(in thousands)	Americas Recycling		Americas Mills		Americas Fabrication		International Mill		Corporate and Other		Total
Steel products	$	441	$	792,292	$	837,770	$	385,304	$	—	$	2,015,807
Ferrous scrap	216,907		17,886		—		530		—		235,323
Nonferrous scrap	248,079		6,488		—		5,465		—		260,032
Construction materials	—		—		117,361		—		—		117,361
Other	642		29,800		6,105		10,319		4,736		51,602
Total	$	466,069	$	846,466	$	961,236	$	401,618	$	4,736	$	2,680,125