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Share Repurchase Plan (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total cost of repurchased shares		$ 16,825
2021 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Total cost of repurchased shares	$ 0

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3291-108585

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