Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	February 28, 2019		August 31, 2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable	$	1,857,728	$	1,437,264
CHS Capital notes payable	785,463		834,932
Total notes payable	$	2,643,191	$	2,272,196

Schedule of Interest,Net

Interest expense for the three months ended February 28, 2019, and 2018, was $41.3 million and $40.2 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $2.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively. Interest expense for the six months endedFebruary 28, 2019, and 2018, was $80.2 million and $80.9 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $4.6 million and $3.1 million, respectively.