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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2024
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 Six Months Ended
  February 29, 2024 February 28, 2023 February 29, 2024 February 28, 2023
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense $ 25,267  $ 10,146  $ 49,241  $ 18,938 
Income tax expense 7,396  2,988  13,064  5,370 
Effective income tax rate 29.3  % 29.5  % 26.5  % 28.4  %