Notes Payable

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2012

Notes Payable [Abstract]

Notes Payable

Note 5.    Notes Payable

	February 29, 2012		August 31, 2011		February 28, 2011
Notes payable	$	182,661	$	130,719	$	1,190,862
CHS Capital notes payable		453,410		585,549		719,133
	$	636,071	$	716,268	$	1,909,995

As of February 29, 2012, we had two primary committed lines of credit. In September 2011, we established a three-year revolving facility and a five-year revolving facility, each with committed amounts of $1.25 billion, for a total of $2.5 billion. We had no amounts outstanding as of February 29, 2012 and August 31, 2011. On February 28, 2011, we had $1,096.8 million outstanding, related to the primary credit facilities in place on that date.