Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Guarantees [Abstract]
Maximum guarantees allowed by bank covenants	$ 1,000.0
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted	127.9
CHS Capital
Credit Commitments [Abstract]
CHS Capital long-term notes receivable additional available credit of counterparty	$ 714.5

Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121555522&loc=d3e12069-110248

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