Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	May 31, 2019		August 31, 2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable	$	2,021,216	$	1,437,264
CHS Capital notes payable	742,009		834,932
Total notes payable	$	2,763,225	$	2,272,196

Schedule of Interest,Net

Interest expense for the three months ended May 31, 2019, and 2018, was $42.8 million and $49.3 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $2.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Interest expense for the nine months endedMay 31, 2019, and 2018, was $123.0 million and $130.2 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $7.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively.