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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivative Financial Insturments and Hedging Activities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2015
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block] | Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments The majority of our derivative instruments have not been designated as hedging instruments. The following table sets forth the pretax gains (losses) on derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments that have been included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014.
|  |  | For the Three Months Ended February 28, |  | For the Six Months Ended February 28,
| Location of Gain (Loss) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
|  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Commodity and freight derivatives | Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 208,794 |  |  | $ | 81,210 |  |  | $ | 212,793 |  |  | $ | 61,421 |
Foreign exchange derivatives | Cost of goods sold |  | (12,525 | ) |  | (1,581 | ) |  | (10,114 | ) |  | (2,003 | )
Interest rate derivatives | Interest, net |  | 45 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 51 |
Total |  | $ | 196,314 |  |  | $ | 79,681 |  |  | $ | 202,753 |  |  | $ | 59,469 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Purchase and Sales Contracts [Table Text Block] | As of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, we had the following outstanding purchase and sales contracts:
| February 28, 2015 |  | August 31, 2014
| Purchase Contracts |  | Sales Contracts |  | Purchase Contracts |  | Sales Contracts
| (Units in thousands)
Grain and oilseed - bushels | 716,952 |  |  | 1,380,157 |  | 665,690 |  |  | 938,140
Energy products - barrels | 57,686 |  |  | 55,030 |  | 27,754 |  |  | 50,450
Soy products - tons | 4,192 |  |  | 3,660 |  | 37 |  |  | 1,212
Crop nutrients - tons | 134 |  |  | 3,091 |  | 1,613 |  |  | 1,607
Ocean and barge freight - metric tons | 5,006 |  |  | 3,308 |  | 5,423 |  |  | 4,005
Rail freight - rail cars | 202 |  |  | 117 |  | 321 |  |  | 186
Livestock - pounds | 21,320 |  |  | 200 |  | — |  |  | 46,280
Reconciliation of gross and net fair values of assets and liabilities subject to offsetting arrangements [Table Text Block] |
| August 31, 2014
|  |  | Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet but Eligible for Offsetting |  |
| Gross Amounts Recognized |  | Cash Collateral |  | Derivative Instruments |  | Net Amounts
| (Dollars in thousands)
Derivative Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 597,210 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 42,229 |  |  | $ | 554,981 |
Foreign exchange derivatives | 2,523 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,174 |  |  | 1,349 |
Interest rate derivatives - hedge | 4,200 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,200 |
Total | $ | 603,933 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43,403 |  |  | $ | 560,530 |
Derivative Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 597,612 |  |  | $ | 2,504 |  |  | $ | 42,229 |  |  | $ | 552,879 |
Foreign exchange derivatives | 2,248 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,174 |  |  | 1,074 |
Interest rate derivatives - non-hedge | 130 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 130 |
Total | $ | 599,990 |  |  | $ | 2,504 |  |  | $ | 43,403 |  |  | $ | 554,083 |
| February 28, 2015
|  |  | Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet but Eligible for Offsetting |  |
| Gross Amounts Recognized |  | Cash Collateral |  | Derivative Instruments |  | Net Amounts
| (Dollars in thousands)
Derivative Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 595,994 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 131,627 |  |  | $ | 464,367 |
Foreign exchange derivatives | 5,620 |  |  | — |  |  | 787 |  |  | 4,833 |
Interest rate derivatives - hedge | 12,390 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,390 |
Total | $ | 614,004 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 132,414 |  |  | $ | 481,590 |
Derivative Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity and freight derivatives | $ | 464,985 |  |  | $ | 1,279 |  |  | $ | 131,627 |  |  | $ | 332,079 |
Foreign exchange derivatives | 13,215 |  |  | — |  |  | 787 |  |  | 12,428 |
Interest rate derivatives - hedge | 4,296 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,296 |
Interest rate derivatives - non-hedge | 94 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 94 |
Total | $ | 482,590 |  |  | $ | 1,279 |  |  | $ | 132,414 |  |  | $ | 348,897 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the pretax gains (losses) recorded in other comprehensive income relating to cash flow hedges for the three and six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014.
|  | For the Three Months Ended February 28, |  | For the Six Months Ended February 28,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
|  | (Dollars in thousands)
Interest rate derivatives |  | $ | (3,702 | ) |  | $ | (5,299 | ) |  | $ | (4,296 | ) |  | $ | (10,580 | )
The following table presents the pretax gains (losses) relating to cash flow hedges that were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into income for the three and six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014.
|  |  | For the Three Months Ended February 28, |  | For the Six Months Ended February 28,
| Location of Gain (Loss) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
|  |  | (Dollars in thousands)
Interest rate derivatives | Interest income (expense) |  | $ | (199 | ) |  | $ | 13,360 |  |  | $ | (402 | ) |  | $ | 13,143 |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Consolidated Statements of Operations | During the six months ended February 28, 2015, we recorded offsetting fair value adjustments of $8.2 million, with no ineffectiveness recorded in earnings.

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