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Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Schedule of comprehensive income (loss) | The components of comprehensive income, net of taxes, for the years ended August 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net income including noncontrolling interests | $ | 1,335,719 |  |  | $ | 1,061,028 |  |  | $ | 535,397 |
Pension and other postretirement, net of tax (benefit) expense of $(21,710), $17,776 and $(30,847) in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively | (38,216 | ) |  | 28,001 |  |  | (47,667 | )
Unrealized net gain (loss) on available for sale investments, net of tax expense (benefit) of $199, $455 and $(477) in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively | 355 |  |  | 716 |  |  | (750 | )
Treasury locks and swaps, net of tax expense (benefit) of $449, $(2,180) and $227 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively | 586 |  |  | (3,424 | ) |  | 356 |
Energy derivative instruments qualified for hedge accounting, net of tax expense (benefit) of $1,540 and $(1,540) in 2011 and 2010, respectively |  |  |  | 2,419 |  |  | (2,419 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax (benefit) expense of $(3,699), $2,842 and $(791) in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively | (5,855 | ) |  | 4,464 |  |  | (1,242 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income | (43,130 | ) |  | 32,176 |  |  | (51,722 | )
Total comprehensive income, including noncontrolling interests | 1,292,589 |  |  | 1,093,204 |  |  | 483,675 |
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 75,091 |  |  | 101,458 |  |  | 30,513 |
Comprehensive income attributable to CHS Inc. | $ | 1,217,498 |  |  | $ | 991,746 |  |  | $ | 453,162 |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, as of August 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
| 2012 |  | 2011
| (Dollars in thousands)
Pension and other postretirement, net of tax benefit of $(145,031) and $(123,321) in 2012 and 2011, respectively | $ | (228,727 | ) |  | $ | (190,511 | )
Unrealized net gain on available for sale investments, net of tax expense of $858 and $659 in 2012 and 2011, respectively | 1,391 |  |  | 1,036 |
Treasury locks and swaps, net of tax benefit of $(2,347) and $(2,796) in 2012 and 2011, respectively | (3,806 | ) |  | (4,392 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax (benefit) expense of $(891) and $2,808 in 2012 and 2011, respectively | (1,445 | ) |  | 4,410 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, including noncontrolling interests | (232,587 | ) |  | (189,457 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  | (14,581 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to CHS Inc. | $ | (232,587 | ) |  | $ | (174,876 | )

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