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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring | Fair value measurements at November 30, 2013, August 31, 2013 and November 30, 2012 are as follows:
| November 30, 2013
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Readily marketable inventories |  |  |  | $ | 1,222,328 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,222,328 |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 39,948 |  |  | 324,506 |  |  |  |  | 364,454 |
Foreign currency derivatives | 4,186 |  |  | 2,590 |  |  |  |  | 6,776 |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  |  | 18,854 |  |  |  |  | 18,854 |
Other assets | 112,521 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,521 |
Total Assets | $ | 156,655 |  |  | $ | 1,568,278 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,724,933 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 68,362 |  |  | $ | 336,984 |  |  |  |  | $ | 405,346 |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  |  | 245 |
Foreign currency derivatives | 1,644 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1,647 |
Accrued liability for contingent crack spread payments related to purchase of noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 150,991 |  |  | 150,991 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 70,006 |  |  | $ | 337,232 |  |  | $ | 150,991 |  |  | $ | 558,229 |
| August 31, 2013
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Readily marketable inventories |  |  | $ | 1,203,383 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,203,383 |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 58,441 |  |  | 410,233 |  |  |  |  | 468,674 |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  |  |  | 24,139 |  |  |  |  | 24,139 |
Foreign currency derivatives | 6,894 |  |  | 185 |  |  |  |  | 7,079 |
Other assets | 114,084 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114,084 |
Total Assets | $ | 179,419 |  |  | $ | 1,637,940 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,817,359 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 59,184 |  |  | $ | 399,710 |  |  |  |  | $ | 458,894 |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  |  | 248 |  |  |  |  | 248 |
Foreign currency derivatives | 5,925 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,925 |
Accrued liability for contingent crack spread payments related to purchase of noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  | $ | 134,134 |  |  | 134,134 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 65,109 |  |  | $ | 399,958 |  |  | $ | 134,134 |  |  | $ | 599,201 |
| November 30, 2012
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Readily marketable inventories |  |  |  | $ | 2,186,328 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,186,328 |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 88,258 |  |  | 544,286 |  |  |  |  | 632,544 |
Foreign currency derivatives | 3,140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,140 |
Other assets | 75,873 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,873 |
Total Assets | $ | 167,271 |  |  | $ | 2,730,614 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,897,885 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 58,310 |  |  | $ | 460,067 |  |  |  |  | $ | 518,377 |
Interest rate swap derivatives |  |  | 483 |  |  |  |  | 483 |
Foreign currency derivatives | 6,234 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,234 |
Accrued liability for contingent crack spread payments related to purchase of noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 170,621 |  |  | 170,621 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 64,544 |  |  | $ | 460,550 |  |  | $ | 170,621 |  |  | $ | 695,715 |
Fair Value Inputs, Liabilities, Quantitative Information |
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
| Fair Value | Valuation |  | Range
Item | November 30, 2013 | Technique | Unobservable Input | (Weighted Average)
Accrued liability for contingent crack spread payments related to purchase of noncontrolling interests | $ | 150,991 |  | Adjusted Black-Scholes option pricing model | Forward crack spread margin on November 30 (a) | $16.32-$25.30 (21.10)
|  |  | Contractual target crack spread margin (b) | $17.50
|  |  | Expected volatility (c) | 105.25%
|  |  | Risk-free interest rate (d) | 1.80-2.60% (2.23%)
|  |  | Expected life - years (e) | 0.75-3.75 (2.37)
(a) Represents forward crack spread margin quotes and management estimates based on future settlement dates (b) Represents the minimum contractual threshold that would require settlement with the counterparties (c) Represents quarterly adjusted volatility estimates derived from daily historical market data (d) Represents yield curves for U.S. Treasury securities (e) Represents the range in the number of years remaining related to each contingent payment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation | The following table represents a reconciliation of liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended November 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively:
|  | Level 3 Liabilities
|  | Accrued liability for contingent crack spread payments related to purchase of noncontrolling interests
|  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  | (Dollars in thousands)
Balances, September 1, 2013 and 2012, respectively |  | $ | 134,134 |  |  | $ | 127,516 |
Total losses included in cost of goods sold |  | 16,857 |  |  | 43,105 |
Balances, November 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively |  | $ | 150,991 |  |  | $ | 170,621 |

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