Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	May 31, 2017		August 31, 2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable	$	2,465,333	$	1,803,174
CHS Capital notes payable	856,475		928,305
Total notes payable	$	3,321,808	$	2,731,479

Schedule of Interest,Net

Interest expense for the three months ended May 31, 2017, and 2016, was $39.2 million and $37.5 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $1.6 million and $6.5 million, respectively. Interest expense for the nine months ended May 31, 2017, and 2016, was $117.4 million and $71.6 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $4.7 million and $27.3 million, respectively.