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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]
 
Three Months Ended February 28,
 
Six Months Ended February 28,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
1,618

 
$
5,274

 
$
8,448

 
$
7,241

Income tax expense (benefit)
19,839

 
200

 
21,443

 
(2,798
)
Effective income tax rate
1,226.1
%
 
3.8
%
 
253.8
%
 
(38.6
)%