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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
February 28,
2017
 
February 29,
2016
 
February 28,
2017
 
February 29,
2016
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
5,274

 
$
(179,216
)
 
$
7,241

 
$
(161,581
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
200

 
(20,026
)
 
(2,798
)
 
(17,839
)
Effective income tax rate
3.8
%
 
11.2
 %
 
(38.6
)%
 
11.0
 %
Adjusted effective income tax rate (1)
3.8
%
 
(35.6
)%
 
(38.6
)%
 
(1.6
)%