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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block] Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):
  Three Months Ended February 28, Six Months Ended February 28,
  2022 2021 2022 2021
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense $ 3,458  $ 3,585  $ 8,424  $ 10,664 
Income tax expense 1,337  1  3,118  2,258 
Effective income tax rate 38.7  % 0.0  % 37.0  % 21.2  %