Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

	February 28, 2013		August 31, 2012		February 29, 2012
Grain and oilseed	$	1,607,972	$	1,625,865	$	1,339,347
Energy	705,160		701,348		838,802
Crop nutrients	471,487		401,655		423,571
Feed and farm supplies	725,974		384,178		625,979
Processed grain and oilseed	94,667		76,892		67,629
Other	21,413		14,034		10,899
	$	3,626,673	$	3,203,972	$	3,306,227