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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
May 31, 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 May 31, Nine Months Ended May 31,
  2023 2022 2023 2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense $ 21,664  $ 5,438  $ 40,602  $ 13,862 
Income tax expense 4,688  1,377  10,058  4,495 
Effective income tax rate 21.6  % 25.3  % 24.8  % 32.4  %