Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

Comparative earnings 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 28, 2021			February 29, 2020			February 28, 2021			February 29, 2020
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	3,585		$	4,724		$	10,664		$	12,046
Income tax expense	1			806			2,258			1,756
Effective income tax rate	0.0		%	17.1		%	21.2		%	14.6		%