CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 25,149	$ 22,637
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Gain on sale of real estate	(760)
Loss on impairment of goodwill (Note 7)		2,410
Depreciation	2,989	3,634
Amortization	8,724	9,339
(Recovery) provision for allowance for doubtful accounts	(307)	166
Stock-based compensation	2,373	1,632
Realized (loss) gain on restricted investments	(32)	(2)
Pension curtailment and settlement loss	75	484
Deferred taxes	(15)	(581)
Increase (decrease) from changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	3,656	3,164
Inventory	1,835	(6,135)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(154)	(504)
Accounts payable	(183)	(4,574)
Accrued compensation and other expenses	(1,263)	(1,912)
Accrued income taxes	578	517
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,665	30,275
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,044)	(1,841)
Cost to acquire intangible assets		(36)
Proceeds from sale of real estate	1,810
Proceeds from sale of businesses		400
Changes in restricted investments	(115)	(86)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	651	(1,563)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments of principal on debt		(25,000)
Dividend paid	(7,539)	(7,522)
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options		182
Payments of taxes on stock options and restricted stock	(484)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,023)	(32,340)
INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS	35,293	(3,628)
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash	195	(562)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	47,771	34,828
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	83,259	30,638
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
Common stock received for payment of stock option exercises	123	120
Property, plant and equipment additions included in accounts payable	$ 236	$ 213