Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Summary of Revenues Disaggregated by Major Product and Sales Destination for Each Reportable Segment

The table below illustrates the Company’s revenues disaggregated by major product and sales destination for each reportable segment (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended May 31, 2020
	AMR		CSS		Intercompany Revenue Eliminations			Total
Major product information:
Ferrous revenues	$	189,783	$	14,115	$	(1,926	)	$	201,972
Nonferrous revenues		78,858		6,966		(318	)		85,506
Steel revenues(1)		—		83,414		—			83,414
Retail and other revenues		31,736		55		—			31,791
Total revenues	$	300,377	$	104,550	$	(2,244	)	$	402,683
Revenues based on sales destination:
Foreign	$	188,203	$	25,200	$	—		$	213,403
Domestic		112,174		79,350		(2,244	)		189,280
Total revenues	$	300,377	$	104,550	$	(2,244	)	$	402,683

	Three Months Ended May 31, 2019
	AMR		CSS		Intercompany Revenue Eliminations			Total
Major product information:
Ferrous revenues	$	280,362	$	14,208	$	(2,697	)	$	291,873
Nonferrous revenues		112,785		10,376		(329	)		122,832
Steel revenues(1)		—		96,626		—			96,626
Retail and other revenues		35,876		221		(32	)		36,065
Total revenues	$	429,023	$	121,431	$	(3,058	)	$	547,396
Revenues based on sales destination:
Foreign	$	273,128	$	25,242	$	—		$	298,370
Domestic		155,895		96,189		(3,058	)		249,026
Total revenues	$	429,023	$	121,431	$	(3,058	)	$	547,396

	Nine Months Ended May 31, 2020
	AMR		CSS		Intercompany Revenue Eliminations			Total
Major product information:
Ferrous revenues	$	604,720	$	34,486	$	(5,270	)	$	633,936
Nonferrous revenues		256,571		22,057		(759	)		277,869
Steel revenues(1)		—		246,278		—			246,278
Retail and other revenues		89,512		154		—			89,666
Total revenues	$	950,803	$	302,975	$	(6,029	)	$	1,247,749
Revenues based on sales destination:
Foreign	$	589,110	$	67,278	$	—		$	656,388
Domestic		361,693		235,697		(6,029	)		591,361
Total revenues	$	950,803	$	302,975	$	(6,029	)	$	1,247,749

	Nine Months Ended May 31, 2019
	AMR		CSS		Intercompany Revenue Eliminations			Total
Major product information:
Ferrous revenues	$	836,662	$	41,071	$	(7,846	)	$	869,887
Nonferrous revenues		316,450		28,522		(856	)		344,116
Steel revenues(1)		—		271,988		—			271,988
Retail and other revenues		98,388		634		(32	)		98,990
Total revenues	$	1,251,500	$	342,215	$	(8,734	)	$	1,584,981
Revenues based on sales destination:
Foreign	$	753,696	$	69,396	$	—		$	823,092
Domestic		497,804		272,819		(8,734	)		761,889
Total revenues	$	1,251,500	$	342,215	$	(8,734	)	$	1,584,981

(1) Steel revenues include primarily sales of finished steel products, semi-finished goods (billets) and manufacturing scrap.