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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block] Comparative earnings (loss) before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
February 29, 2020
 
February 28, 2019
 
February 29, 2020
 
February 28, 2019
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense
$
4,724

 
$
4,767

 
$
12,046

 
$
(11,589
)
Income tax expense
806

 
4,002

 
1,756

 
4,068

Effective income tax rate
17.1
%
 
84.0
%
 
14.6
%
 
(35.1
)%