Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information for the three and six months endedFebruary 28, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

	Energy			Ag			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Three Months Ended February 28, 2015:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	1,947,297		$	6,501,280		$	16,803		$	(109,652	)	$	8,355,728
Cost of goods sold	1,894,418			6,326,607			(8		)	(109,652		)	8,111,365
Gross profit	52,879			174,673			16,811			—			244,363
Marketing, general and administrative	46,758			106,671			17,346			—			170,775
Operating earnings (losses)	6,121			68,002			(535		)	—			73,588
(Gain) loss on investments	—			—			(2,199		)	—			(2,199		)
Interest, net	(7,264		)	14,399			2,355			—			9,490
Equity (income) loss from investments	(736		)	(4,442		)	(18,991		)	—			(24,169		)
Income before income taxes	$	14,121		$	58,045		$	18,300		$	—		$	90,466
Intersegment revenues	$	(105,567	)	$	(4,085	)	$	—		$	109,652		$	—
	Energy			Ag			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Three Months Ended February 28, 2014:
Revenues	$	2,961,193		$	6,833,365		$	17,445		$	(131,729	)	$	9,680,274
Cost of goods sold	2,676,335			6,694,245			(11		)	(131,729		)	9,238,840
Gross profit	284,858			139,120			17,456			—			441,434
Marketing, general and administrative	38,042			99,985			17,744			—			155,771
Operating earnings (losses)	246,816			39,135			(288		)	—			285,663
(Gain) loss on investments	—			116			(2,725		)	—			(2,609		)
Interest, net	18,578			9,190			1,221			—			28,989
Equity (income) loss from investments	(849		)	(8,213		)	(21,987		)	—			(31,049		)
Income before income taxes	$	229,087		$	38,042		$	23,203		$	—		$	290,332
Intersegment revenues	$	(131,729	)	$	—		$	—		$	131,729		$	—
	Energy			Ag			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2015:
Revenues	$	4,965,750		$	13,143,319		$	35,796		$	(289,669	)	$	17,855,196
Cost of goods sold	4,598,852			12,710,939			(12		)	(289,669		)	17,020,110
Gross profit	366,898			432,380			35,808			—			835,086
Marketing, general and administrative	80,126			210,548			42,069			—			332,743
Operating earnings (losses)	286,772			221,832			(6,261		)	—			502,343
(Gain) loss on investments	—			(2,875		)	(2,199		)	—			(5,074		)
Interest, net	(3,443		)	28,806			4,728			—			30,091
Equity (income) loss from investments	(1,076		)	(4,463		)	(43,259		)	—			(48,798		)
Income before income taxes	$	291,291		$	200,364		$	34,469		$	—		$	526,124
Intersegment revenues	$	(280,520	)	$	(9,149	)	$	—		$	289,669		$	—
Capital expenditures	$	273,989		$	212,140		$	26,381		$	—		$	512,510
Depreciation and amortization	$	69,118		$	73,408		$	6,258		$	—		$	148,784
Total assets at February 28, 2015	$	4,322,316		$	8,237,930		$	3,412,797		$	—		$	15,973,043

	Energy			Ag			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2014:
Revenues	$	6,202,509		$	14,764,699		$	34,208		$	(295,021	)	$	20,706,395
Cost of goods sold	5,748,029			14,411,048			(11		)	(295,021		)	19,864,045
Gross profit	454,480			353,651			34,219			—			842,350
Marketing, general and administrative	70,097			186,768			32,047			—			288,912
Operating earnings (losses)	384,383			166,883			2,172			—			553,438
(Gain) loss on investments	—			116			(2,725		)	—			(2,609		)
Interest, net	31,022			24,287			4,465			—			59,774
Equity (income) loss from investments	(2,157		)	(14,690		)	(46,880		)	—			(63,727		)
Income before income taxes	$	355,518		$	157,170		$	47,312		$	—		$	560,000
Intersegment revenues	$	(295,021	)	$	—		$	—		$	295,021		$	—
Capital expenditures	$	221,742		$	159,810		$	7,985		$	—		$	389,537
Depreciation and amortization	$	66,174		$	55,603		$	5,422		$	—		$	127,199
Total assets at February 28, 2014	$	4,091,794		$	7,678,688		$	2,533,775		$	—		$	14,304,257