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Receivables - Narrative (Details) a in Thousands, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($) a	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Increase to accounts receivable reserve				$ 98,700
Reserve, related to supplier advance payments held by trading partner				$ 130,700
Recovery of losses			$ 20,800
CHS Capital long-term notes receivable			$ 203,000		$ 203,000	$ 17,000
Percentage of commercial notes to CHS Capital long-term notes receivable			40.00%		40.00%	17.00%
Percentage of producer notes to CHS Capital long-term notes receivable			60.00%		60.00%	83.00%
Interest income accrual, discontinued, term					90 days
Land received as collateral (acres) \| a				14
Receivables securitization facility, maximum availability			$ 700,000		$ 700,000
Securitization Facility availability			645,000		645,000	$ 618,000
Transfer of financial assets accounted for as sale, receivables sold under securitization	$ 1,100,000	$ 1,000,000
Securitized debt extinguished under Securitization Facility	554,000	634,000			$ 0	554,000	$ 0
Deferred purchase price	$ 580,500	$ 386,900
Maximum
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
CHS Capital short-term notes receivable, term					12 months
Long-term notes receivable, term					10 years
CHS Capital
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Additional available credit			706,300		$ 706,300
CHS Capital Notes Receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan loss reserves			$ 0		0	$ 0
Note receivables sold under loan participations					$ 64,100
Customer Concentration Risk \| CHS Capital Notes Receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage						10.00%