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Inventories | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Inventories | Inventories Inventories as of August 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
| 2014 |  | 2013
| (Dollars in thousands)
Grain and oilseed | $ | 961,327 |  |  | $ | 1,133,555 |
Energy | 875,719 |  |  | 742,194 |
Crop nutrients | 374,023 |  |  | 293,370 |
Feed and farm supplies | 448,454 |  |  | 407,023 |
Processed grain and oilseed | 84,498 |  |  | 79,706 |
Other | 16,232 |  |  | 8,887 |
Total inventories | $ | 2,760,253 |  |  | $ | 2,664,735 |
As of August 31, 2014, we valued approximately 16% of inventories, primarily crude oil and refined fuels within our Energy segment, using the lower of cost, determined on the LIFO method, or market (16% as of August 31, 2013). If the FIFO method of accounting had been used, inventories would have been higher than the reported amount by $538.7 million and $652.6 million at August 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a, b, c -Article 5 + Details
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