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Restatement of Previously Issued Consolidated Financial Statements - Summary of Impacts of the Restatement Adjustments on Previously Reported Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018
May 31, 2018
Feb. 28, 2018
Nov. 30, 2017
Aug. 31, 2017
May 31, 2017
Feb. 28, 2017
Nov. 30, 2016
Feb. 28, 2018
Feb. 28, 2017
May 31, 2018
May 31, 2017
Aug. 31, 2018
Aug. 31, 2017
Aug. 31, 2016
Aug. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net income (loss) $ 240,545 $ 181,620 $ 165,959 $ 187,182 $ (74,327) $ (72,488) $ 14,617 $ 203,156 $ 353,141 $ 217,773 $ 534,761 $ 145,285 $ 775,306 $ 70,958 $ 383,026  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization                         478,050 480,223 447,492  
Amortization of deferred major repair costs                         61,686 67,058 73,483  
Equity (income) loss from investments (16,404) (59,308) (39,441) (38,362) (12,817) (48,393) (35,800) (40,328) (77,803) (76,128) (137,111) (124,521) (153,515) (137,338) (175,777)  
Distributions from equity investments                         190,297 213,352 178,464  
Provision for doubtful accounts                         2,085 177,969 57,200  
(Gain) loss on disposal of business (61) (124,050) (7,705) 0 704 (1,224) (1,395) 4,105 (7,705) 2,710 (131,755) 1,486 (131,816) 2,190 0  
Unrealized (gain) loss on crack spread contingent liability                         0 (15,051) (60,931)  
Long-lived asset impairment, net of recoveries                         (10,352) 145,042 27,247  
Reserve against supplier advance payments                         0 130,705 0  
Deferred taxes                         (146,961) (194,467) 28,190  
Other, net                         6,653 20,173 (15,444)  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                                
Receivables                         210,775 146,788 1,570  
Inventories                         (169,581) (333,479) 353,572  
Derivative assets                         (102,368) 114,023 29,822  
Margin and related deposits                         54,912 97,804 (30,705)  
Supplier advance payments                         (39,189) (33,952) 43,415  
Other current assets and other assets                         (13,450) (50,729) 128,603  
Customer margin deposits and credit balances                         (20,518) (50,920) 20,841  
Customer advance payments                         (14,682) (1,329) (7,079)  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                         (78,388) 227,967 (129,587)  
Derivative liabilities                         132,495 (132,423) 1,443  
Other liabilities                         40,629 (25,446) (94,291)  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                         1,072,068 919,118 1,260,554  
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                         (355,412) (444,397) (692,780)  
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment                         91,153 19,541 13,417  
Expenditures for major repairs                         (80,514) (2,340) (19,610)  
Investments in joint ventures and other                         (21,679) (16,645) (2,855,218)  
Changes in CHS Capital notes receivable, net                         25,335 322 (209,902)  
Financing extended to customers                         (74,402) (67,225) (82,302)  
Payments from customer financing                         52,453 88,154 35,188  
Other investing activities, net                         48,628 17,549 64,236  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                         (79,524) (405,041) (3,746,971)  
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Proceeds from lines of credit and long-term borrowings                         36,040,240 37,295,236 31,586,968  
Payments on lines of credit, long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations                         (36,525,136) (37,584,011) (29,232,842)  
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest payments                         0 0 (153,022)  
Preferred stock dividends paid                         (168,668) (167,642) (163,324)  
Redemptions of equities                         (8,847) (35,268) (23,911)  
Cash patronage dividends paid                         0 (103,879) (251,740)  
Other financing activities, net                         (69,759) (22,694) 52,067  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                         (732,170) (618,258) 1,814,196  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                         8,864 (4,713) (5,223)  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                         269,238 (108,894) (677,444)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 533,887 219,273 249,767 181,379 266,748 276,137 516,646 290,273 181,379 290,273 181,379 290,273 181,379 290,273 967,717  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 450,617 533,887 219,273 249,767 181,379 266,748 276,137 516,646 219,273 276,137 533,887 266,748 450,617 181,379 290,273  
As Previously Reported                                
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net income (loss)   229,146 166,626 179,619 (50,552) (46,140) 14,973 208,942 346,245 223,915 575,391 177,775   127,223 423,969  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization                           480,223 447,492  
Amortization of deferred major repair costs                           67,058 73,483  
Equity (income) loss from investments   (59,308) (39,441) (38,362) (12,817) (48,393) (35,800) (40,328) (77,803) (76,128) (137,111) (124,521)   (137,338) (175,777)  
Distributions from equity investments                           213,352 178,464  
Provision for doubtful accounts                           177,969 57,200  
(Gain) loss on disposal of business   (124,050) (7,705)   0 0 0 0 (7,705) 0 (131,755) 0   0 0  
Unrealized (gain) loss on crack spread contingent liability                           (15,051) (60,931)  
Long-lived asset impairment, net of recoveries                           145,042 27,247  
Reserve against supplier advance payments                           130,705 0  
Deferred taxes                           (175,914) (24,178)  
Other, net                           24,044 (15,444)  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                                
Receivables                           121,630 46,405  
Inventories                           (293,549) 338,662  
Derivative assets                           126,824 (20,257)  
Margin and related deposits                           104,214 (37,115)  
Supplier advance payments                           (34,583) 44,047  
Other current assets and other assets                           (66,119) 120,993  
Customer margin deposits and credit balances                           (50,920) 20,841  
Customer advance payments                           (528) 5,664  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                           197,445 (129,259)  
Derivative liabilities                           (183,287) 36,283  
Other liabilities                           (25,446) (94,291)  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                           932,994 1,263,498  
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                           (444,397) (692,780)  
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment                           19,541 13,417  
Expenditures for major repairs                           (2,340) (19,610)  
Investments in joint ventures and other                           (16,645) (2,855,218)  
Changes in CHS Capital notes receivable, net                           322 (209,902)  
Financing extended to customers                           (67,225) (82,302)  
Payments from customer financing                           88,154 35,188  
Other investing activities, net                           17,549 64,236  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                           (405,041) (3,746,971)  
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Proceeds from lines of credit and long-term borrowings                           37,295,236 31,586,968  
Payments on lines of credit, long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations                           (37,580,959) (29,232,842)  
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest payments                           0 (153,022)  
Preferred stock dividends paid                           (167,642) (163,324)  
Redemptions of equities                           (35,268) (23,911)  
Cash patronage dividends paid                           (103,879) (251,740)  
Other financing activities, net                           (28,681) 52,067  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                           (621,193) 1,814,196  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                           (4,694) (5,223)  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                           (97,934) (674,500)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 533,887 190,426 252,129 181,379 267,229 249,801 515,484 279,313 181,379 279,313 181,379 279,313 181,379 279,313 953,813  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   533,887 190,426 252,129 181,379 267,229 249,801 515,484 190,426 249,801 533,887 267,229   181,379 279,313  
Restatement Adjustments                                
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net income (loss)   (47,526) (667) 7,563 (23,775) (26,348) (356) (5,786) 6,896 (6,142) (40,630) (32,490)   (56,265) (40,943)  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
Depreciation and amortization                           0 0  
Amortization of deferred major repair costs                           0 0  
Equity (income) loss from investments   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0  
Distributions from equity investments                           0 0  
Provision for doubtful accounts                           0 0  
(Gain) loss on disposal of business   0 0   704 (1,224) (1,395) 4,105 0 2,710 0 1,486   2,190 0  
Unrealized (gain) loss on crack spread contingent liability                           0 0  
Long-lived asset impairment, net of recoveries                           0 0  
Reserve against supplier advance payments                           0 0  
Deferred taxes                           (18,553) 52,368  
Other, net                           (3,871) 0  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                                
Receivables                           25,158 (44,835)  
Inventories                           (39,930) 14,910  
Derivative assets                           (12,801) 50,079  
Margin and related deposits                           (6,410) 6,410  
Supplier advance payments                           631 (632)  
Other current assets and other assets                           15,390 7,610  
Customer margin deposits and credit balances                           0 0  
Customer advance payments                           (801) (12,743)  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses                           30,522 (328)  
Derivative liabilities                           50,864 (34,840)  
Other liabilities                           0 0  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                           (13,876) (2,944)  
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                           0 0  
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment                           0 0  
Expenditures for major repairs                           0 0  
Investments in joint ventures and other                           0 0  
Changes in CHS Capital notes receivable, net                           0 0  
Financing extended to customers                           0 0  
Payments from customer financing                           0 0  
Other investing activities, net                           0 0  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                           0 0  
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Proceeds from lines of credit and long-term borrowings                           0 0  
Payments on lines of credit, long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations                           (3,052) 0  
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest payments                           0 0  
Preferred stock dividends paid                           0 0  
Redemptions of equities                           0 0  
Cash patronage dividends paid                           0 0  
Other financing activities, net                           5,987 0  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                           2,935 0  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                           (19) 0  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                           (10,960) (2,944)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period $ 0 28,847 (2,362) 0 (481) 26,336 1,162 10,960 0 10,960 0 10,960 $ 0 10,960 13,904  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   0 28,847 (2,362) 0 (481) 26,336 1,162 28,847 26,336 0 (481)   0 10,960  
Freight Derivatives and Related Misstatements | Restatement Adjustments                                
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net income (loss)   (24,700) (22,600) (1,200) (25,200) (22,800) 200 600 (23,800) 800 (48,500) (22,100)   (47,300) (9,900)  
Other Misstatements | Restatement Adjustments                                
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net income (loss)   $ (22,800) 21,900 $ 8,800 1,400 $ (3,600) (600) (6,400) 30,700 (6,900) $ 7,900 $ (10,400)   (9,000) (31,000)  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                
(Gain) loss on disposal of business               $ 4,100                
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Notes payable         (3,100)                 (3,100)    
Cash     $ 28,800   11,000   $ 24,800   $ 28,800 $ 24,800       11,000 $ 2,900 $ 13,900
Other Misstatements, Timing Difference | Restatement Adjustments                                
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Cash         $ 6,000                 $ 6,000