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Inventories - Schedule of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Grain and Oilseed	$ 937,258	$ 966,923
Energy	729,695	785,116
Crop nutrients	217,521	369,105
Feed and farm supplies	417,431	465,744
Processed grain and oilseed	48,930	48,078
Other	19,864	17,378
Inventories	$ 2,370,699	$ 2,652,344

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