Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	November 30, 2018		August 31, 2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable	$	1,496,122	$	1,437,264
CHS Capital notes payable	905,431		834,932
Total notes payable	$	2,401,553	$	2,272,196

Schedule of Interest,Net

Interest expense for the three months ended November 30, 2018, and 2017, was $38.9 million and $40.7 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $2.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively.