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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2023
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,
  2023 2022 2023 2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense $ 10,146  $ 3,458  $ 18,938  $ 8,424 
Income tax expense 2,988  1,337  5,370  3,118 
Effective income tax rate 29.5  % 38.7  % 28.4  % 37.0  %