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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 11. Income Taxes
The Company's global operations, acquisition activity (as applicable) and specific tax attributes provide opportunities for continuous global tax planning initiatives to maximize tax credits and deductions. Comparative earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
 February 28, 2025February 29, 2024February 28, 2025February 29, 2024
Earnings before income tax expense$27,699 $25,267 $55,575 $49,241 
Income tax expense6,798 7,396 12,951 13,064 
Effective income tax rate24.5 %29.3 %23.3 %26.5 %
The Company’s earnings from continuing operations before income taxes include earnings from both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. As several foreign tax rates are higher than the U.S. tax rate of 21%, the annual effective tax rate is impacted by foreign rate differentials, withholding taxes, losses in jurisdictions where no benefit can be realized, and various aspects of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income and Foreign-Derived Intangible Income provisions.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended February 28, 2025 was 24.5%, compared to 29.3% for the comparable prior-year period. The effective tax rate in each time period was impacted by year-to-date losses and deductions in jurisdictions where no tax benefit can be realized. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended February 28, 2025 was primarily driven by the more favorable tax impact of stock compensation in comparison to the prior period. Both the current and prior-year effective income tax rates include the impact of non-recurring items.