Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

        Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt

	November 30, 2013		August 31, 2013		November 30, 2012
Notes payable	$	604,447	$	521,864	$	274,960
CHS Capital notes payable	455,367		367,448		601,886
	$	1,059,814	$	889,312	$	876,846

On November 30, 2013, our primary committed line of credit was a five-year revolving facility with a committed amount of $2.5 billion. We had no amounts outstanding as of November 30, 2013, August 31, 2013 and November 30, 2012.

Interest, net for the three months ended November 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended November 30,
	2013			2012
Interest expense	$	23,519		$	24,436
Interest-purchase of NCRA noncontrolling interests	11,124			46,696
Capitalized interest	(2,265		)	(2,902		)
Interest income	(1,593		)	(1,020		)
Interest, net	$	30,785		$	67,210