Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets subject to amortization primarily include customer lists, trademarks and agreements not to compete, and are amortized over their respective useful lives (ranging from 2 to 30 years). Information regarding intangible assets included in other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:



	August 31, 2015							August 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer lists	$	70,925	$	(30,831	)	$	40,094	$	69,862	$	(26,114	)	$	43,748
Trademarks and other intangible assets	42,688		(32,134		)	10,554		41,293		(29,587		)	11,706
Total intangible assets	$	113,613	$	(62,965	)	$	50,648	$	111,155	$	(55,701	)	$	55,454

Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets as of August 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Goodwill	$	150,115	$	158,696
Customer lists, trademarks and other intangible assets	50,648		55,454
Notes receivable	197,067		166,901
Long-term receivable	35,191		40,718
Prepaid pension and other benefits	138,497		186,342
Capitalized major maintenance	241,588		67,643
Other	211,378		119,325
	$	1,024,484	$	795,079

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense

The estimated annual amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization for the next five years is as follows:



	(Dollars in thousands)
Year 1	$	7,086
Year 2	5,558
Year 3	4,290
Year 4	3,808
Year 5	3,460
Thereafter	26,350
Total	$	50,552

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure

capitalized major maintenance costs is summarized below:



	Balance at Beginning of Year		Cost Deferred		Amortization			Balance at End of Year
	(Dollars in thousands)
2015	$	67,643	$	219,898	$	(45,953	)	$	241,588
2014	109,408		3,305		(45,070		)	67,643
2013	70,554		73,701		(34,847		)	109,408

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the year ended August 31, 2015, by segment, are as follows:



	Energy		Ag			Corporate and Other		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balances, August 31, 2013	$	552	$	77,613		$	6,898	$	85,063
Goodwill acquired during the period	—		72,913			—		72,913
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustments	—		720			—		720
Balances, August 31, 2014	$	552	$	151,246		$	6,898	$	158,696
Goodwill acquired during the period ⁽¹⁾	—		(3,283		)	—		(3,283		)
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(5,298		)	—		(5,298		)
Balances, August 31, 2015	$	552	$	142,665		$	6,898	$	150,115

⁽¹⁾ Includes measurement period adjustments related to current and prior year acquisitions. Goodwill acquired during the period was $0.4 million.