Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2022

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 from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)	$	5,438		$	20,867		$	13,862		$	31,531
Income tax expense (benefit)	1,377			(4,390)			4,495			(2,132)
Effective income tax rate	25.3		%	(21.0)		%	32.4		%	(6.8)		%