Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

Inventories as of August 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	966,923	$	961,327
Energy	785,116		875,719
Crop nutrients	369,105		374,023
Feed and farm supplies	465,744		448,454
Processed grain and oilseed	48,078		84,498
Other	17,378		16,232
Total inventories	$	2,652,344	$	2,760,253