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Derivatives Purchase and Sales Contracts Outstanding (Details) (Forward Contracts [Member]) | Aug. 31, 2014 Bushels | Aug. 31, 2013 Bushels
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Grain and oilseed contracts [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 665,690,000 | 521,979,000
Grain and oilseed contracts [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 938,140,000 | 806,295,000
Energy products [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 27,754,000 | 12,626,000
Energy products [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 50,450,000 | 21,312,000
Soy product contracts [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 37,000 | 24,000
Soy product contracts [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 1,212,000 | 847,000
Derivative number of units Crop nutrients contracts [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 1,613,000 | 968,000
Derivative number of units Crop nutrients contracts [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 1,607,000 | 1,050,000
Derivative number of units barge and freight [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 5,423,000 | 1,225,000
Derivative number of units barge and freight [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 4,005,000 | 151,000
Derivative number of units cargo and freight rail contracts [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 321,000 | 220,000
Derivative number of units cargo and freight rail contracts [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 186,000 | 43,000
Derivative number of units livestock [Member] | Long [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 0 | 0
Derivative number of units livestock [Member] | Short [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount | 46,280,000 | 17,280,000

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