Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 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 November 30,
	2022			2021
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	8,792		$	4,966
Income tax expense	2,383			1,781
Effective income tax rate	27.1		%	35.9		%