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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt - Footnote Narrative (Details) (USD $) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2014 CHS Capital notes payable | Aug. 31, 2013 CHS Capital notes payable | May 31, 2013 CHS Capital notes payable | May 31, 2014 Notes payable | Aug. 31, 2013 Notes payable | May 31, 2013 Notes payable | May 31, 2014 Five-Year Revolving Facilities [Member] Line of Credit [Member] Revolving credit facility | May 31, 2014 Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on Discontinuation of Cash Flow Hedge Due to Forecasted Transaction Probable of Not Occurring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,500,000
Notes payable | 1,129,819,000 | 889,312,000 | 872,138,000 | 426,381,000 | 367,448,000 | 439,246,000 | 703,438,000 | 521,864,000 | 432,892,000 |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |

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- Definition The amount of gain reclassified into earnings in the period when cash flow hedge is discontinued because it is probable that the original forecasted transactions will not occur by the end of the original period or an additional two month time period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (e) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7668309&loc=d3e80748-113994 + Details
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- Definition Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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