Notes Payable

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Notes Payable [Abstract]

Notes Payable

Note 5.    Notes Payable

	May 31, 2012		August 31, 2011		May 31, 2011
Notes payable	$	201,613	$	130,719	$	638,887
CHS Capital notes payable		420,308		585,549		716,904
	$	621,921	$	716,268	$	1,355,791

As of May 31, 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 May 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011. On May 31, 2011, we had $530.0 million outstanding, related to the primary credit facilities in place on that date.