Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
Three Months Ended November 30, 2019:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	2,027,895		$	5,715,994		$	—		$	15,950		$	(138,354	)	$	7,621,485
Operating earnings (loss)	161,199			(417		)	(7,823		)	4,253			—			157,212
Interest expense	374			20,741			12,130			3,838			(2,112		)	34,971
Other income	(964		)	(11,453		)	(1,569		)	(1,624		)	2,112			(13,498		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(364		)	4,157			(34,834		)	(18,621		)	—			(49,662		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	162,153		$	(13,862	)	$	16,450		$	20,660		$	—		$	185,401
Intersegment revenues	$	(132,472	)	$	(4,139	)	$	—		$	(1,743	)	$	138,354		$	—
Total assets as of November 30, 2019	$	4,449,652		$	7,108,507		$	2,761,709		$	2,894,423		$	—		$	17,214,291
	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
Three Months Ended November 30, 2018:	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	2,310,080		$	6,308,714		$	—		$	19,067		$	(153,572	)	$	8,484,289
Operating earnings (loss)	235,639			80,127			(5,128		)	3,860			—			314,498
Interest expense	4,237			21,000			13,679			763			(771		)	38,908
Other income	(986		)	(22,400		)	(1,571		)	(948		)	771			(25,134		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(73		)	1,209			(40,915		)	(26,729		)	—			(66,508		)
Income before income taxes	$	232,461		$	80,318		$	23,679		$	30,774		$	—		$	367,232
Intersegment revenues	$	(148,792	)	$	(3,317	)	$	—		$	(1,463	)	$	153,572		$	—