Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 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 November 30,
	2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	23,974		$	8,792
Income tax expense	5,669			2,383
Effective income tax rate	23.6		%	27.1		%