CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts (in dollars)	$ 610	$ 451
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation (in dollars)	52,503	50,666
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization (in dollars)	$ 101,237	$ 91,484
First Serial Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
First Serial Preferred Stock, Authorized shares	100,000	100,000
First Serial Preferred Stock, issued shares	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, Authorized shares	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	9,462,765	9,447,905
Common stock, shares outstanding	9,462,765	9,447,905