Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2023

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 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	10,146		$	3,458		$	18,938		$	8,424
Income tax expense	2,988			1,337			5,370			3,118
Effective income tax rate	29.5		%	38.7		%	28.4		%	37.0		%