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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block] Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense (benefit) and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):
  Three Months Ended May 31, Nine Months Ended May 31,
  2022 2021 2022 2021
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit) $ 5,438  $ 20,867  $ 13,862  $ 31,531 
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,377  (4,390) 4,495  (2,132)
Effective income tax rate 25.3  % (21.0) % 32.4  % (6.8) %