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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
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 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended November 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Earnings before income taxes
$
6,830

 
$
1,967

 
Income tax expense (benefit)
1,604

 
(2,998
)
 
Effective income tax rate
23.5
%
 
(152.4
)%