Other Current Assets and Liabilities (details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022
Other current assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Derivative assets (Note 11)	$ 374,489	$ 535,698
Margin and related deposits	318,807	390,782
Supplier advance payments	521,504	198,753
Restricted cash	107,648	109,517
Other	159,144	147,954
Other current assets	1,481,592	1,382,704
Customer margin deposits and credit balances	231,471	283,234
Customer advance payments	628,995	525,003
Derivative liabilities (Note 11)	263,781	398,781
Dividends and equities payable	1,029,227	1,000,000
Other Liabilities, Current	$ 2,153,474	$ 2,207,018