Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

	February 29, 2016		August 31, 2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	1,035,399	$	966,923
Energy	681,554		785,116
Crop nutrients	360,869		369,105
Feed and farm supplies	841,505		465,744
Processed grain and oilseed	61,619		48,078
Other	18,757		17,378
Total inventories	$	2,999,703	$	2,652,344