Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

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

Intangible assets subject to amortization primarily include customer lists, trademarks and non-compete agreements, 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, 2017							August 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer lists	$	46,180	$	(14,695	)	$	31,485	$	51,554	$	(15,550	)	$	36,004
Trademarks and other intangible assets	23,623		(21,778		)	1,845		35,015		(26,253		)	8,762
Total intangible assets	$	69,803	$	(36,473	)	$	33,330	$	86,569	$	(41,803	)	$	44,766

Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets as of August 31, 2017, and 2016, are as follows:



	2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Goodwill	$	154,055	$	160,414
Customer lists, trademarks and other intangible assets	33,330		44,766
Notes receivable	51,596		358,096
Deferred purchase price receivable	345,655		—
Long-term derivative assets	196,913		—
Prepaid pension and other benefits	122,433		120,693
Capitalized major maintenance	105,006		169,054
Cash value life insurance	118,677		112,193
Other	124,137		127,440
	$	1,251,802	$	1,092,656

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	$	3,396
Year 2	3,394
Year 3	3,152
Year 4	3,069
Year 5	2,828
Thereafter	17,395
Total	$	33,234

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)
2017	$	169,054	$	3,010	$	(67,058	)	$	105,006
2016	241,588		949		(73,483		)	169,054
2015	67,643		219,898		(45,953		)	241,588

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended August 31, 2017, and 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	—		5,726			4,048			9,774
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustments	—		1,220			—			1,220
Goodwill disposed due to sale of business	—		(695		)	—			(695		)
Balances, August 31, 2016	$	552	$	148,916		$	10,946		$	160,414
Effect of foreign currency translation adjustments	—		121			—			121
Impairment	—		(5,542		)	—			(5,542		)
Other	—		(566		)	(372		)	(938		)
Balances, August 31, 2017	$	552	$	142,929		$	10,574		$	154,055