Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	November 30, 2019		August 31, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable	$	1,357,062	$	1,330,550
CHS Capital notes payable	813,862		825,558
Total notes payable	$	2,170,924	$	2,156,108

Schedule of Interest,Net

Interest expense for the three months ended November 30, 2019 and 2018, was $35.0 million and $38.9 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $2.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively.