Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

Comparative earnings (loss) 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,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) expense	$	20,867		$	(5,337)		$	31,531		$	6,709
Income tax (benefit) expense	(4,390)			(407)			(2,132)			1,349
Effective income tax rate	(21.0)		%	7.6		%	(6.8)		%	20.1		%