Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information for the years ended August 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

	Energy			Ag			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2014:
Revenues	$	14,319,979		$	28,894,816		$	70,707		$	(621,469	)	$	42,664,033
Cost of goods sold	13,364,872			28,273,515			(120		)	(621,469		)	41,016,798
Gross profit	955,107			621,301			70,827			—			1,647,235
Marketing, general and administrative	154,992			379,714			67,892			—			602,598
Operating earnings	800,115			241,587			2,935			—			1,044,637
(Gain) loss on investments	—			(1,949		)	(112,213		)	—			(114,162		)
Interest, net	68,434			56,544			9,964			—			134,942
Equity (income) loss from investments	(4,014		)	(22,279		)	(81,153		)	—			(107,446		)
Income before income taxes	$	735,695		$	209,271		$	186,337		$	—		$	1,131,303
Intersegment revenues	$	(577,539	)	$	(43,930	)	$	—		$	621,469		$	—
Goodwill	$	1,165		$	150,633		$	6,898		$	—		$	158,696
Capital expenditures	$	564,104		$	329,664		$	50,120		$	—		$	943,888
Depreciation and amortization	$	133,757		$	122,132		$	11,278		$	—		$	267,167
Total identifiable assets	$	4,601,122		$	6,657,840		$	3,888,017		$	—		$	15,146,979
For the year ended August 31, 2013:
Revenues	$	12,982,293		$	31,909,791		$	69,238		$	(481,465	)	$	44,479,857
Cost of goods sold	11,846,458			31,341,453			(241		)	(481,465		)	42,706,205
Gross profit	1,135,835			568,338			69,479			—			1,773,652
Marketing, general and administrative	172,136			312,616			68,871			—			553,623
Operating earnings	963,699			255,722			608			—			1,220,029
(Gain) loss on investments	—			(27		)	(155		)	—			(182		)
Interest, net	148,366			71,597			11,604			—			231,567
Equity (income) loss from investments	(1,357		)	(15,194		)	(80,799		)	—			(97,350		)
Income before income taxes	$	816,690		$	199,346		$	69,958		$	—		$	1,085,994
Intersegment revenues	$	(481,465	)	$	—		$	—		$	481,465		$	—
Goodwill	$	1,165		$	77,000		$	6,898		$	—		$	85,063
Capital expenditures	$	452,859		$	198,892		$	7,622		$	—		$	659,373
Depreciation and amortization	$	120,447		$	105,654		$	15,690		$	—		$	241,791
Total identifiable assets	$	4,409,594		$	6,146,547		$	2,948,129		$	—		$	13,504,270
For the year ended August 31, 2012:
Revenues	$	12,816,542		$	28,181,445		$	68,882		$	(467,583	)	$	40,599,286
Cost of goods sold	11,514,463			27,544,040			(2,777		)	(467,583		)	38,588,143
Gross profit	1,302,079			637,405			71,659			—			2,011,143
Marketing, general and administrative	155,786			273,757			68,690			—			498,233
Operating earnings	1,146,293			363,648			2,969			—			1,512,910
(Gain) loss on investments	4,008			1,049			408			—			5,465
Interest, net	122,302			57,915			13,046			—			193,263
Equity (income) loss from investments	(7,537		)	(22,737		)	(72,115		)	—			(102,389		)
Income before income taxes	$	1,027,520		$	327,421		$	61,630		$	—		$	1,416,571
Intersegment revenues	$	(467,583	)	$	—		$	—		$	467,583		$	—
Capital expenditures	$	294,560		$	168,825		$	5,226		$	—		$	468,611
Depreciation and amortization	$	109,496		$	92,538		$	17,598		$	—		$	219,632

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area

years ended August 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

	2014		2013		2012
	(Dollars in millions)
North America	$	37,947	$	39,918	$	37,503
South America	2,119		2,511		1,444
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)	1,594		1,040		1,064
Asia Pacific (APAC)	642		680		290
	$	42,302	$	44,149	$	40,301