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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt - Schedule of short-term debt (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Aug. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2014

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable

$ 1,165,378

$ 1,159,473

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable, weighted average interest rate

^[1]

2.33%

1.69%

CHS Capital notes payable

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable, weighted average interest rate

^[2]

1.05%

1.07%

CHS Capital notes payable | CHS Capital notes payable

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable

^[2]

$ 351,661

$ 318,774

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Recourse loan commitments

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable

39,900

Short-term bank loans and notes payable current borrowing capacity

56,800

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Short-Term Notes Payable, Surplus Funds Program [Member]

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable

275,800

Revolving credit facility | Line of credit | Three-Year Revolving Facility [Member]

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity

250,000

Revolving credit facility | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable

^[1]

$ 813,717

$ 840,699

Cofina Funding, LLC | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Notes payable, weighted average interest rate

^[1]

1.04%

Cofina Funding, LLC | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Short-term notes payable, note purchase agreements

Short-term Debt [Line Items]

Short-term bank loans and notes payable current borrowing capacity

$ 350,000

[1]

On August 31, 2015, our primary committed line of credit was a $2.5 billion five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndication of domestic and international banks, with no amounts outstanding as of that date. In September 2015 this facility was amended and restated as a five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility with a committed amount of $3.0 billion that expires in September 2020. In addition to our primary revolving line of credit, we have a three-year $250.0 million committed revolving pre-export credit facility for CHS Agronegocio Industria e Comercio Ltda ("CHS Agronegocio"), our wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide financing for its working capital needs arising from its purchases and sales of grains, fertilizers and other agricultural products which expires in October 2016. The outstanding balance on this facility was $200.0 million as of August 31, 2015.As of August 31, 2015, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, CHS Europe S.a.r.l and CHS Agronegocio, had uncommitted lines of credit with $303.4 million outstanding. In addition, our other international subsidiaries had lines of credit with a total of $310.2 million outstanding as of August 31, 2015, of which $216.7 million was collateralized. We have two commercial paper programs with an aggregate capacity of $125.0 million, with two banks participating in our revolving credit facilities. Terms of our credit facilities allow a maximum usage of $100.0 million to pay principal under any commercial paper facility. On August 31, 2015 we had no commercial paper outstanding. Miscellaneous short-term notes payable totaled $0.1 million as of August 31, 2015.

[2]

Cofina Funding, LLC ("Cofina Funding"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHS Capital, has available credit totaling $350.0 million as of August 31, 2015, under note purchase agreements with various purchasers, through the issuance of short-term notes payable. CHS Capital sells eligible commercial loans receivable it has originated to Cofina Funding, which are then pledged as collateral under the note purchase agreements. The notes payable issued by Cofina Funding bear interest at variable rates based on commercial paper with a weighted average rate of 1.04% as of August 31, 2015. There were no borrowings by Cofina Funding utilizing the issuance of commercial paper under the note purchase agreements as of August 31, 2015. CHS Capital has available credit under master participation agreements with numerous counterparties. Borrowings under these agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings and bear interest at variable rates ranging from 1.64% to 3.70% as of August 31, 2015. As of August 31, 2015, the total funding commitment under these agreements was $145.7 million, of which $35.9 million was borrowed. CHS Capital sells loan commitments it has originated to ProPartners Financial ("ProPartners") on a recourse basis. The total capacity for commitments under the ProPartners program is $300.0 million. The total outstanding commitments under the program totaled $56.8 million as of August 31, 2015, of which $39.9 million was borrowed under these commitments with an interest rate of 1.62%. CHS Capital borrows funds under short-term notes issued as part of a surplus funds program. Borrowings under this program are unsecured and bear interest at variable rates ranging from 0.10% to 0.90% as of August 31, 2015, and are due upon demand. Borrowings under these notes totaled $275.8 million as of August 31, 2015.