Discontinued Operations & Other Divestiture Charges Discontinued Operations & Divestiture Activities (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2023

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5. Discontinued Operations

On October 31, 2019, as part of our overall strategy to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, the Company completed the sale of the businesses comprising its former Engineered Components & Systems ("EC&S") segment. This divestiture was considered part of our strategic shift to become a pure-play industrial tools and services company, and therefore, the results of operations are recorded as a component of "Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. All other discontinued operations activity included within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods presented relate to impacts from certain retained liabilities.

The following represents the detail of "Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes" within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended February 28,				Six Months Ended February 28,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	3,435	$	1,157	$	3,441	$	1,661
Impairment & divestiture benefit	—		—		(1,329)		—
Operating loss	(3,435)		(1,157)		(2,112)		(1,661)
Other loss, net	—		—		—		—
Loss before income tax benefit	(3,435)		(1,157)		(2,112)		(1,661)
Income tax benefit	(774)		(257)		(494)		(364)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	(2,661)	$	(900)	$	(1,618)	$	(1,297)