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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block] Comparative (loss) earnings before income taxes, income tax (benefit) expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended May 31,
 
Nine Months Ended May 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense
$
(5,337
)
 
$
31,820

 
$
6,709

 
$
20,231

Income tax (benefit) expense
(407
)
 
4,962

 
1,349

 
9,030

Effective income tax rate
7.6
%
 
15.6
%
 
20.1
%
 
44.6
%