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Fair Value Measurements - Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Details) (Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3, USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Nov. 30, 2013 Contingent Liability [Member] | Nov. 30, 2013 Contingent Liability [Member] Minimum [Member] | Nov. 30, 2013 Contingent Liability [Member] Maximum [Member] | Nov. 30, 2013 Contingent Liability [Member] Average | Nov. 30, 2013 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Aug. 31, 2013 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Nov. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Nov. 30, 2013 Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring Contingent Liability [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Liability, Fair Value DIsclosure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,991,000 | $ 134,134,000 | $ 170,621,000 | $ 150,991,000
Forward crack spread margin |  |  | $ 16.32 | [1] | $ 25.30 | [1] | $ 21.10 | [1] |  |  |  |
Contractual target crack spread margin (in dollars per share) | $ 17.50 | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected volatility | 105.25% | [3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Own credit risk |  |  | 1.80% | [4] | 2.60% | [4] | 2.23% | [4] |  |  |  |
Expected life (years) |  |  | 9 months | [5] | 3 years 9 months | [5] | 2 years 4 months 13 days | [5] |  |  |  |
[1] | Represents forward crack spread margin quotes and management estimates based on future settlement dates
[2] | Represents the minimum contractual threshold that would require settlement with the counterparties
[3] | Represents quarterly adjusted volatility estimates derived from daily historical market data
[4] | Represents
[5] | Represents the range in the number of years remaining related to each contingent payment

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- Definition Period the instrument, asset or liability is expected to be outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + 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 (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price. + 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 (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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