Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2023

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 May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax expense	$	21,664		$	5,438		$	40,602		$	13,862
Income tax expense	4,688			1,377			10,058			4,495
Effective income tax rate	21.6		%	25.3		%	24.8		%	32.4		%