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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2019
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 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended May 31,
 
Nine Months Ended May 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Earnings before income taxes
$
39,727

 
$
25,017

 
$
30,748

 
$
33,465

Income tax expense (benefit)
7,309

 
(3,995
)
 
13,029

 
17,448

Effective income tax rate
18.4
%
 
(16.0
)%
 
42.4
%
 
52.1
%