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Land received as collateral, area

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Note receivables sold under loan participations

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Notes and Loans Receivable, Current, Term

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Notes and Loans Receivable, Net, Noncurrent, Term

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Notes and Loans Receivables, Net, Noncurrent, Remaining Borrowing Capacity of Counterparty

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Notes Receivable, Net, Noncurrent

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Producer Notes to Notes and Loans Receivable, Net, Noncurrent, Percentage

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the allowance for doubtful accounts.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of allowance to cover probable credit losses on loans and leases. Includes carryover of or adjustments to the allowance for loan losses in connection with business combinations. Excludes allowance for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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A device of credit enhancement where a part of the purchase price for the receivable/ payable is retained to serve as a cash collateral.

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Receivables - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Receivables - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Period Increase (Decrease)			$ 98,700
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Additions for Charges to Other Accounts			$ 130,700
Notes Receivable, Long-Term
CHS Capital long-term notes receivable		$ 17,000		$ 17,000	$ 322,400
Percentage of commercial notes to CHS Capital long-term notes receivable		17.00%		17.00%	26.00%
Percentage of producer notes to CHS Capital long-term notes receivable		83.00%		83.00%	74.00%
Interest income accrual, discontinue, term				90 days
Land received as collateral, area \| a			14,000
Debt Extinguished During Sale of Financial Assets	$ 554,000			$ 554,000	$ 0	$ 0
Supplemental Deferred Purchase Price	$ 580,500
Maximum
Notes Receivable, Short-Term
CHS Capital short-term notes receivable, term				12 months
Notes and Loans Receivable, Net, Noncurrent, Term				10 years
CHS Capital [Member]
Notes Receivable, Long-Term
CHS Capital long-term notes receivable additional available credit of counterparty		$ 966,600		$ 966,600
CHS Capital Notes Receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Note receivables sold under loan participations		71,500
Notes Receivable, Long-Term
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance		$ 4,200		$ 4,200	$ 45,800
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| CHS Capital Notes Receivable [Member]
Notes Receivable, Long-Term
Concentration Risk, Percentage					20.00%
All other third party borrowers [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| CHS Capital Notes Receivable [Member]
Notes Receivable, Long-Term
Concentration Risk, Percentage				10.00%