Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

	November 30, 2015		August 31, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	1,469,816	$	966,923
Energy	712,566		785,116
Crop nutrients	310,645		369,105
Feed and farm supplies	553,563		465,744
Processed grain and oilseed	61,173		48,078
Other	19,154		17,378
Total inventories	$	3,126,917	$	2,652,344