Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current

Inventories as of August 31, 2017, and 2016, are as follows:

	2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed	$	1,145,285	$	937,258
Energy	755,886		729,695
Crop nutrients	248,699		217,521
Feed and farm supplies	353,130		417,431
Processed grain and oilseed	49,723		48,930
Other	23,862		19,864
Total inventories	$	2,576,585	$	2,370,699