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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Aug. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Current assets [Abstract]    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,133,207 $ 1,808,532
Receivables 2,988,563 2,935,478
Inventories 2,760,253 2,664,735
Derivative assets 603,933 499,890
Margin deposits 301,045 340,905
Supplier advance payments 331,345 398,441
Other current assets 279,304 262,779
Total current assets 9,397,650 8,910,760
Investments 923,227 765,946
Property, plant and equipment 4,031,023 3,171,404
Other assets 795,079 656,160
Total assets 15,146,979 13,504,270
Current liabilities [Abstract]    
Notes payable 1,159,473 [1] 889,312 [1]
Current portion of long-term debt 156,836 156,612
Current portion of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest 65,981 65,981
Customer margin deposits and credit balances 265,556 299,364
Customer advance payments 602,374 432,097
Checks and drafts outstanding 167,846 185,660
Accounts payable 2,208,211 2,416,038
Derivative liabilities 599,990 465,066
Accrued expenses 547,781 485,070
Dividends and equities payable 409,961 390,153
Total current liabilities 6,184,009 5,785,353
Long-term debt 1,299,664 1,450,420
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest 148,756 209,419
Long-term deferred tax liability 566,647 487,333
Other liabilities 481,059 418,998
Commitments and contingencies      
Equities:    
Preferred stock 1,190,177 319,368
Equity certificates 3,816,428 3,588,346
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (156,757) (156,867)
Capital reserves 1,598,660 1,380,361
Total CHS Inc. equities 6,448,508 5,131,208
Noncontrolling interests 18,336 21,539
Total equities 6,466,844 5,152,747
Total liabilities and equities $ 15,146,979 $ 13,504,270
[1] ur primary committed line of credit is a $2.5 billion five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility expiring in June 2018, with a syndication of domestic and international banks, with no amounts outstanding as of August 31, 2014. In October 2013, we entered into a three-year $250.0 million committed revolving credit facility for CHS Agronegocio Industria e Comercio Ltda (CHS Agronegocio) to provide financing for its working capital needs arising from its purchases and sales of grains, fertilizers and other agricultural products. As of August 31, 2014 the full $250.0 million is outstanding.Our wholly-owned subsidiaries, CHS Europe S.a.r.l and CHS Agronegocio, have uncommitted lines of credit to finance their normal trading activities with $327.3 million outstanding as of August 31, 2014. In addition, other international subsidiaries had lines of credit totaling $263.1 million outstanding as of August 31, 2014, of which $39.0 million was collateralized. We have two commercial paper programs totaling up to $125.0 million with two banks participating in the revolving credit facilities. Terms of our credit facilities allow a maximum usage of $200.0 million to pay principal under any commercial paper facility. On August 31, 2014 we had no commercial paper outstanding. Miscellaneous short-term notes payable totaled $0.3 million as of August 31, 2014.