Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

Inventories as of August 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

	2016		2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	937,258	$	966,923
Energy	729,695		785,116
Crop nutrients	217,521		369,105
Feed and farm supplies	417,431		465,744
Processed grain and oilseed	48,930		48,078
Other	19,864		17,378
Total inventories	$	2,370,699	$	2,652,344