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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt - Footnote Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 1,293,316,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable	$ 1,159,473,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable
CHS Capital notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	396,974,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = chscp_ChsCapitalNotesPayableMember	318,774,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = chscp_ChsCapitalNotesPayableMember
Notes payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	896,342,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = chscp_NotesPayableMember	840,699,000us-gaap_ShortTermBankLoansAndNotesPayable / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = chscp_NotesPayableMember
Five-Year Revolving Facilities [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	2,500,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = chscp_FiveYearRevolvingFacilitiesMember / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 0us-gaap_LineOfCredit / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = chscp_FiveYearRevolvingFacilitiesMember / us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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-Publisher FASB

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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.

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Carrying amount at the balance sheet date of borrowings from a bank, not elsewhere enumerated in the taxonomy, with a maturity within one year (or within one operating cycle if longer) from the date of borrowing.

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