Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of income taxes

The provision for income taxes is as follows:

	Three Months Ended May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
(in thousands)	2020			2019			2020			2019
Income before income taxes	$	119,140		$	113,384		$	330,990		$	313,676
Provision for income taxes	$	17,924		$	21,119		$	47,131		$	52,413
Effective tax rate	15.0		%	18.6		%	14.2		%	16.7		%