Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2018:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	2,009,907		$	7,125,024		$	—		$	14,074		$	(121,480	)	$	9,027,525
Operating earnings (loss)	31,525			115,052			(4,153		)	(1,580		)	—			140,844
(Gain) loss on disposal of business	(65,903		)	5			—			(58,152		)	—			(124,050		)
Interest expense	3,496			28,854			13,119			4,324			(453		)	49,340
Other (income) loss	(472		)	(13,891		)	(441		)	(271		)	453			(14,622		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(967		)	(11,359		)	(35,639		)	(11,343		)	—			(59,308		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	95,371		$	111,443		$	18,808		$	63,862		$	—		$	289,484
Intersegment revenues	$	(116,286	)	$	(3,784	)	$	—		$	(1,410	)	$	121,480		$	—
	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2017:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	1,638,107		$	7,053,991		$	—		$	26,820		$	(104,828	)	$	8,614,090
Operating earnings (loss)	(5,723		)	(226,668		)	(5,619		)	7,713			—			(230,297		)
Interest expense	4,343			16,609			10,708			8,127			(586		)	39,201
Other (income) loss	(332		)	(12,886		)	(477		)	1,162			586			(11,947		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(391		)	(9,199		)	(24,534		)	(14,269		)	—			(48,393		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(9,343	)	$	(221,192	)	$	8,684		$	12,693		$	—		$	(209,158	)
Intersegment revenues	$	(97,876	)	$	(7,545	)	$	—		$	593		$	104,828		$	—

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 2018:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	5,878,657		$	18,375,507		$	—		$	46,018		$	(372,674	)	$	23,927,508
Operating earnings (loss)	159,070			145,907			(14,527		)	(5,608		)	—			284,842
(Gain) loss on disposal of business	(65,903		)	(7,700		)	—			(58,152		)	—			(131,755		)
Interest expense	11,760			69,242			39,067			11,569			(1,420		)	130,218
Other (income) loss	(1,492		)	(45,511		)	(2,612		)	(2,805		)	1,420			(51,000		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(2,779		)	(25,180		)	(79,986		)	(29,166		)	—			(137,111		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	217,484		$	155,056		$	29,004		$	72,946		$	—		$	474,490
Intersegment revenues	$	(355,099	)	$	(11,391	)	$	—		$	(6,184	)	$	372,674		$	—
Total assets at May 31, 2018	$	4,208,214		$	7,510,962		$	2,810,256		$	2,406,347		$	—		$	16,935,779
	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 2017:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	4,867,321		$	19,345,316		$	—		$	85,691		$	(315,582	)	$	23,982,746
Operating earnings (loss)	86,563			(131,363		)	(14,033		)	25,534			—			(33,299		)
Interest expense	12,176			49,798			35,626			27,512			(7,701		)	117,411
Other (income) loss	(828		)	(41,801		)	(30,047		)	(1,208		)	7,701			(66,183		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(2,039		)	(18,071		)	(60,787		)	(43,624		)	—			(124,521		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	77,254		$	(121,289	)	$	41,175		$	42,854		$	—		$	39,994
Intersegment revenues	$	(297,057	)	$	(16,068	)	$	—		$	(2,457	)	$	315,582		$	—