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Equities Changes in Equity (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates $ 2,591,000chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates        
Patronage distribution (555,000)us-gaap_PatronageRefunds        
Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value (2,591,000)chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue        
Equities issued in business combinations 488,528,000chscp_EquityIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues        
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash (29,504,000)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash        
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders (102,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders        
Other, net (6,148,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther        
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 378,331,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss 243,028,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss      
Net income attributable to CHS Inc. 378,703,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 242,186,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss      
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (372,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 842,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest      
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (1,087,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (434,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax      
Patronage Refunds, Estimated (109,300,000)chscp_PatronageRefundsEstimated        
Equity redemptions, estimate (28,500,000)chscp_Equityredemptionsestimate        
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 7,158,507,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest     6,466,844,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest  
Capital equity certificates [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 2,591,000chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution 1,027,000us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value (2,565,000)chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations 12,075,000chscp_EquityIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash           
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders           
Other, net 4,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
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Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest           
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax           
Patronage Refunds, Estimated           
Equity redemptions, estimate (28,500,000)chscp_Equityredemptionsestimate
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Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 3,493,105,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    3,508,473,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Noncontrolling Interest [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 0chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution 0us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value 0chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations           
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash           
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders (102,000)us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders
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Other, net (6,163,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
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Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (372,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax           
Patronage Refunds, Estimated           
Equity redemptions, estimate           
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 11,699,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    18,336,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Nonpatronage Equity Certificates [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 0chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution 0us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value (25,000)chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations           
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash           
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders           
Other, net           
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest           
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax           
Patronage Refunds, Estimated           
Equity redemptions, estimate           
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 23,231,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    23,256,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Non-qualified Equity Certificates [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 0chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution 0us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value (1,000)chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations           
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash           
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders           
Other, net           
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest           
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax           
Patronage Refunds, Estimated           
Equity redemptions, estimate           
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 284,698,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    284,699,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Preferred Stock [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 0chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution 0us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value 0chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations 476,453,000chscp_EquityIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash           
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders           
Other, net           
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest           
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax           
Patronage Refunds, Estimated           
Equity redemptions, estimate           
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 1,666,630,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    1,190,177,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 0chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution 0us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value 0chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations           
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash           
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders           
Other, net           
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest           
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax (1,087,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Patronage Refunds, Estimated           
Equity redemptions, estimate           
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (157,844,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    (156,757,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Capital Reserves [Member]          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]          
Reversal of prior year patronage and redemption estimates 0chscp_Reversalofprioryearpatronageandredemptionestimates
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Patronage distribution (1,582,000)us-gaap_PatronageRefunds
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Equity Certificates Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value 0chscp_EquityCertificatesRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue
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Equities issued in business combinations           
Dividends, Preferred Stock, Cash (29,504,000)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStockCash
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Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders           
Other, net 11,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
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Net income attributable to CHS Inc. 378,703,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax           
Patronage Refunds, Estimated (109,300,000)chscp_PatronageRefundsEstimated
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Equity redemptions, estimate           
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 1,836,988,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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    1,598,660,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Class B Preferred Stock [Member]          
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]          
Value of Preferred Stock available to be sold under Shelf Registration     2,000,000,000chscp_PreferredstockValueregistered
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Class B, Series 3 Preferred Stock [Member]          
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]          
Preferred Stock, Redemption Amount         492,500,000us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionAmount
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Proceeds from Issuance of Preferred Stock, net of Issuance Costs $ 476,800,000chscp_ProceedsfromIssuanceofPreferredStocknetofIssuanceCosts
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Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage 6.75%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Preferred Stock, Shares Issued         19,700,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Class B, Series 3 Preferred Stock [Member]          
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]          
Preferred Stock, Basis Spread on Dividend Rate Percentage 4.155%chscp_PreferredStockBasisSpreadonDividendRatePercentage
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Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Class B, Series 3 Preferred Stock [Member]          
Schedule of Capitalization, Equity [Line Items]          
Preferred Stock, Basis Spread on Dividend Rate Percentage 8.00%chscp_PreferredStockBasisSpreadonDividendRatePercentage
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