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Goodwill and Intangibles Goodwill by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 157,059us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 158,696us-gaap_Goodwill
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	388us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(2,025)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Energy [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	552us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_EnergyMember	552us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_EnergyMember
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Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_EnergyMember
Ag [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	149,609us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_AgMember	151,246us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_AgMember
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	388us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_AgMember
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(2,025)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = chscp_AgMember
Corporate and Other
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	6,898us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	6,898us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
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Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	$ 0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember

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- Definition

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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