Discontinued Operations and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2011

Discontinued Operations and Dispositions [Abstract]

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

NOTE 7 — DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

On February 26, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan to exit the joist and deck business through the sale of those facilities. The Company determined that the decision to exit this business met the definition of a discontinued operation. As a result, this business has been presented as a discontinued operation for all periods. The Company recorded $26.8 million to impair plant, property and equipment, $4.5 million to write-off intangible assets, and $7.4 million of inventory valuation adjustments during the second quarter of 2010. During the nine months ended May 31, 2010, the Company recorded severance costs of $9.2 million in connection with exiting the business. The joist and deck business was in the Americas Fabrication segment.

During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company completed the sale of the majority of the deck assets and during the first quarter of 2011, the Company completed the sale of the majority of the joist assets resulting in a gain of $1.9 million.

Various financial information for discontinued operations is as follows:

	May 31,		August 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010
Current assets	$	508	$	10,850
Noncurrent assets		12,125		27,045
Current liabilities		8,283		14,723
Noncurrent liabilities		—		22

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	May 31,					May 31,
	2011			2010		2011			2010
Revenue		251			37,398		1,370			110,809
Earnings (loss) before taxes		(1,429	)		4,001		(782	)		(62,513	)

During the first quarter of 2011, CMC Construction Services, a subsidiary of the Company included in the Americas Fabrication segment, completed the sale of heavy forming and shoring equipment for approximately $35 million. The Company recorded a loss on sale of approximately $0.5 million in connection with this transaction.