Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of income taxes

The provision for income taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	February 29,			February 28,			February 29,			February 28,
(in thousands)	2020			2019			2020			2019
Income before income taxes	$	103,109		$	104,349		$	211,850		$	200,292
Provision for income taxes	$	14,423		$	19,647		$	29,207		$	31,294
Effective tax rate	14.0		%	18.8		%	13.8		%	15.6		%