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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Reconciliation Liabilities Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (Details) (Accrued liability for contingent crack spread payments related to purchase of noncontroling interests, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |
Balance - beginning | $ 134,134 | $ 127,516
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Liability, Transfers out of Level 3 | 0 | (16,491)
Balance - ending | 114,917 | 134,134
Cost of Goods, Total |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |
Total gains included in cost of goods sold and net interest | $ (19,217) | $ 23,109

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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