Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

	February 28, 2017		August 31, 2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	1,646,960	$	937,258
Energy	842,258		729,695
Crop nutrients	353,651		217,521
Feed and farm supplies	822,975		417,431
Processed grain and oilseed	61,732		48,930
Other	24,642		19,864
Total inventories	$	3,752,218	$	2,370,699