Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2022

Investments [Abstract]

Investment Holdings, Schedule of Investments [Table Text Block]

	February 28, 2022		August 31, 2021
	(Dollars in thousands)
Equity method investments:
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC	$	2,712,295	$	2,667,164
Ventura Foods, LLC	411,176		388,612
Ardent Mills, LLC	233,898		220,132
TEMCO, LLC	51,580		31,464
Other equity method investments	245,537		232,923
Other investments	134,224		128,816
Total investments	$	3,788,710	$	3,669,111

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

The following table provides summarized unaudited financial information for our equity method investment in CF Nitrogen for the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021:

	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2022		2021
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	3,018,167	$	1,285,625
Gross profit	1,547,086		321,565
Net earnings	1,522,292		297,297
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc.	292,592		53,033

The following table provides aggregate summarized unaudited financial information for our equity method investments in Ventura Foods, Ardent Mills and TEMCO for the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021:

	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2022		2021
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	4,677,071	$	5,502,631
Gross profit	539,044		422,154
Net earnings	268,319		188,403
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc.	67,908		51,729