Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

	May 31, 2017		August 31, 2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	1,171,408	$	937,258
Energy	750,170		729,695
Crop nutrients	181,380		217,521
Feed and farm supplies	530,081		417,431
Processed grain and oilseed	27,991		48,930
Other	23,057		19,864
Total inventories	$	2,684,087	$	2,370,699