Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2024

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 May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	29,434		$	21,664		$	78,675		$	40,602
Income tax expense	6,813			4,688			19,877			10,058
Effective income tax rate	23.1		%	21.6		%	25.3		%	24.8		%