Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Segment information for the years ended August 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:

	Energy			Ag			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2012:
Revenues	$	12,816,542		$	28,181,445		$	68,882		$	(467,583	)	$	40,599,286
Cost of goods sold	11,514,463			27,544,040			(2,777		)	(467,583		)	38,588,143
Gross profit	1,302,079			637,405			71,659			—			2,011,143
Marketing, general and administrative	155,786			273,757			68,690						498,233
Operating earnings	1,146,293			363,648			2,969			—			1,512,910
Loss on investments	4,008			1,049			408						5,465
Interest, net	122,302			57,915			13,046						193,263
Equity income from investments	(7,537		)	(22,737		)	(72,115		)				(102,389		)
Income before income taxes	$	1,027,520		$	327,421		$	61,630		$	—		$	1,416,571
Intersegment revenues	$	(467,583	)							$	467,583		$	—
Goodwill	$	1,165		$	73,630		$	6,898					$	81,693
Capital expenditures	$	294,560		$	168,825		$	5,226					$	468,611
Depreciation and amortization	$	109,496		$	92,538		$	17,598					$	219,632
Total identifiable assets at August 31, 2012	$	3,684,571		$	6,816,809		$	2,921,771					$	13,423,151
For the year ended August 31, 2011:
Revenues	$	11,467,381		$	25,767,033		$	64,809		$	(383,389	)	$	36,915,834
Cost of goods sold	10,694,687			25,204,301			(2,611		)	(383,389		)	35,512,988
Gross profit	772,694			562,732			67,420			—			1,402,846
Marketing, general and administrative	142,708			229,369			66,421						438,498
Operating earnings (losses)	629,986			333,363			999			—			964,348
Loss (gain) on investments	1,027			(118,344		)	(9,412		)				(126,729		)
Interest, net	5,829			57,438			11,568						74,835
Equity income from investments	(6,802		)	(40,482		)	(84,130		)				(131,414		)
Income before income taxes	$	629,932		$	434,751		$	82,973		$	—		$	1,147,656
Intersegment revenues	$	(383,389	)							$	383,389		$	—
Goodwill	$	1,165		$	18,346		$	6,898					$	26,409
Capital expenditures	$	198,692		$	107,866		$	4,112					$	310,670
Depreciation and amortization	$	126,018		$	79,231		$	15,445					$	220,694
Total identifiable assets at August 31, 2011	$	3,883,205		$	5,276,537		$	3,057,268					$	12,217,010
For the year ended August 31, 2010:
Revenues	$	8,799,890		$	16,715,055		$	48,522		$	(295,536	)	$	25,267,931
Cost of goods sold	8,437,504			16,258,679			(3,237		)	(295,536		)	24,397,410
Gross profit	362,386			456,376			51,759			—			870,521
Marketing, general and administrative	123,834			187,640			55,108						366,582
Operating earnings (losses)	238,552			268,736			(3,349		)	—			503,939
Gain on investments	(269		)	(421		)	(28,743		)				(29,433		)
Interest, net	9,939			33,039			15,346						58,324
Equity income from investments	(5,554		)	(31,248		)	(71,985		)				(108,787		)
Income before income taxes	$	234,436		$	267,366		$	82,033		$	—		$	583,835
Intersegment revenues	$	(295,536	)							$	295,536		$	—
Goodwill	$	1,165		$	14,975		$	6,898					$	23,038
Capital expenditures	$	197,637		$	122,468		$	4,157					$	324,262
Depreciation and amortization	$	118,071		$	69,170		$	15,681					$	202,922

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area

International sales for the years ended August 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

	2012		2011		2010
	(Dollars in millions)
Asia	$	290	$	6	$	31
Europe	1,064		277		119
U.S. Only	37,503		35,287		24,274
South America	1,444		1,066		593
	$	40,301	$	36,636	$	25,017