Goodwill and Intangibles (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill of $154.2 million and $150.1 million on February 29, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively, is included in other assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended February 29, 2016, by segment, are as follows:



	Energy		Ag			Corporate and Other		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balances, August 31, 2015	$	552	$	142,665		$	6,898	$	150,115
Goodwill acquired during the period	—		5,667			—		5,667
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustments	—		(760		)	—		(760		)
Other	—		(782		)	—		(782		)
Balances, February 29, 2016	$	552	$	146,790		$	6,898	$	154,240

No goodwill has been allocated to our Nitrogen Production segment, which consists of a single investment accounted for under the equity method.

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:



	February 29, 2016							August 31, 2015
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer lists	$	63,355	$	(28,420	)	$	34,935	$	70,925	$	(30,831	)	$	40,094
Trademarks and other intangible assets	40,771		(31,789		)	8,982		42,688		(32,134		)	10,554
Total intangible assets	$	104,126	$	(60,209	)	$	43,917	$	113,613	$	(62,965	)	$	50,648

Total amortization expense for intangible assets during the three and six months ended February 29, 2016 was $2.1 million and $3.8 million, respectively. Total amortization expense for intangible assets during the three and six months ended February 28, 2015 was $1.8 million and $3.6 million, respectively. 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	$	4,903
Year 2	3,812
Year 3	3,810
Year 4	3,670
Year 5	3,383

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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