Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2019:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	1,841,290		$	6,749,182		$	—		$	16,418		$	(108,949	)	$	8,497,941
Operating earnings (loss)	572			12,090			(9,040		)	2,622			—			6,244
(Gain) loss on disposal of business	—			(2,474		)	—			—			—			(2,474		)
Interest expense	1,171			26,675			13,140			3,883			(2,096		)	42,773
Other (income) loss	(1,098		)	(29,211		)	(399		)	(1,852		)	2,096			(30,464		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(760		)	(4,012		)	(41,959		)	(18,439		)	—			(65,170		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	1,259		$	21,112		$	20,178		$	19,030		$	—		$	61,579
Intersegment revenues	$	(103,245	)	$	(4,067	)	$	—		$	(1,637	)	$	108,949		$	—

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Three Months Ended May 31, 2018: (As Restated)	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	1,999,628		$	7,193,316		$	—		$	14,075		$	(119,691	)	$	9,087,328
Operating earnings (loss)	29,729			63,170			(4,153		)	(1,727		)				87,019
(Gain) loss on disposal of business	(65,903		)	5			—			(58,152		)	—			(124,050		)
Interest expense	3,496			28,854			13,119			4,324			(453		)	49,340
Other (income) loss	(967		)	(14,430		)	(441		)	(417		)	453			(15,802		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(967		)	(11,359		)	(35,639		)	(11,343		)	—			(59,308		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	94,070		$	60,100		$	18,808		$	63,861		$	—		$	236,839
Intersegment revenues	$	(114,497	)	$	(3,784	)	$	—		$	(1,410	)	$	119,691		$	—

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 2019:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	5,722,338		$	18,056,033		$	—		$	52,179		$	(364,781	)	$	23,465,769
Operating earnings (loss)	537,932			45,088			(24,048		)	11,415			—			570,387
(Gain) loss on disposal of business	—			(3,886		)	—			—			—			(3,886		)
Interest expense	3,756			73,073			42,161			7,945			(3,985		)	122,950
Other (income) loss	(4,301		)	(60,455		)	(2,362		)	(2,816		)	3,985			(65,949		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(1,828		)	(2,675		)	(118,416		)	(50,475		)	—			(173,394		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	540,305		$	39,031		$	54,569		$	56,761		$	—		$	690,666
Intersegment revenues	$	(348,228	)	$	(10,976	)	$	—		$	(5,577	)	$	364,781		$	—
Total assets at May 31, 2019	$	4,573,463		$	7,377,779		$	2,788,010		$	2,834,231		$	—		$	17,573,483
	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
For the Nine Months Ended May 31, 2018: (As Restated)	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	5,845,437		$	18,574,846		$	—		$	46,018		$	(366,936	)	$	24,099,365
Operating earnings (loss)	179,077			70,954			(14,527		)	(5,796		)	—			229,708
(Gain) loss on disposal of business	(65,903		)	(7,700		)	—			(58,152		)	—			(131,755		)
Interest expense	11,760			69,242			39,067			11,569			(1,420		)	130,218
Other (income) loss	(2,977		)	(47,128		)	(2,612		)	(3,245		)	1,420			(54,542		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(2,779		)	(25,180		)	(79,986		)	(29,166		)	—			(137,111		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	238,976		$	81,720		$	29,004		$	73,198		$	—		$	422,898
Intersegment revenues	$	(349,361	)	$	(11,391	)	$	—		$	(6,184	)	$	366,936		$	—