Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

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

	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	3,458		$	3,585		$	8,424		$	10,664
Income tax expense	1,337			1			3,118			2,258
Effective income tax rate	38.7		%	0.0		%	37.0		%	21.2		%