Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

Comparative (loss) earnings before income taxes, income tax (benefit) expense and effective income tax rates from continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense	$	(5,337	)	$	31,820		$	6,709		$	20,231
Income tax (benefit) expense	(407		)	4,962			1,349			9,030
Effective income tax rate	7.6		%	15.6		%	20.1		%	44.6		%