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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt - Footnote Narrative (Details)
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 37 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Aug. 31, 2016
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Aug. 31, 2015
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Aug. 31, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt, Fair Value     $ 2,100,000,000      
Notes payable     2,731,479,000 $ 1,165,378,000    
Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value of Hedged Item in Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge     9,800,000 8,000,000    
Debt Instrument, Term 10 years          
Long-term Debt     $ 2,174,752,000      
Unsecured debt | Minimum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     1.30%      
Unsecured debt | Maximum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     15.25%      
Five-year revolving facilities | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity   $ 3,000,000,000       $ 3,000,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding     $ 700,000,000      
Five-year revolving facilities | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility | Minimum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     0.00%      
Five-year revolving facilities | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility | Maximum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate     1.45%      
Three-Year Revolving Facility [Member] | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity     $ 325,000,000      
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding     260,000,000      
Uncommitted lines of credit | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent     290,100,000      
Other international subsidiaries, lines of credit | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding     252,100,000      
Line Of Credit, Collateralized Amount     27,700,000      
Credit facilities, commercial paper programs | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity     125,000,000      
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent     $ 0      
Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Programs | program     2      
Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Participating Banks | bank     2      
Miscellaneous short-term notes payable | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding     $ 1,000,000      
Revolving term loans from cooperative and other banks | Line of credit | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     5.59%      
Long-term Debt     $ 45,000,000 75,000,000    
Private placement, payable in equal installments beginning in 2014 through 2018 | Unsecured debt            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     6.18%      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     $ 400,000,000      
Long-term Debt     $ 160,000,000 240,000,000    
Private placement, payable in installments through 2018 | Unsecured debt            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     5.60%      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     $ 60,000,000      
Long-term Debt     $ 13,846,000 23,077,000    
Private placement, note purchase and private shelf agreement with Prudential Capital Group, payable in equal installments beginning in 2014 through 2018 | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     5.78%      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     $ 50,000,000      
Long-term Debt     $ 20,000,000 30,000,000    
Private placement, note purchase and private shelf agreement with Prudential Capital Group, payable in equal installments beginning in 2017 through 2021 | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     4.00%      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount     $ 100,000,000      
Long-term Debt     100,000,000 100,000,000    
Other notes and contracts | Secured debt            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Long-term Debt [1]     $ 76,147,000 $ 44,909,000    
CHS Capital notes payable            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Notes payable, weighted average interest rate [2]     1.31% 1.05%    
Short-term notes payable, note purchase agreements | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Cofina Funding, LLC            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding     $ 550,000,000      
Short-term bank loans and notes payable current borrowing capacity     $ 850,000,000      
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Notes payable, weighted average interest rate [3]     1.72% 2.33%    
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Cofina Funding, LLC            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Notes payable, weighted average interest rate [3]     1.40%      
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Revolving credit facility            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Notes payable [3]     $ 1,803,174,000 $ 813,717,000    
Master participation agreements | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Short-term bank loans and notes payable current borrowing capacity     116,900,000      
Notes payable     $ 24,900,000      
Master participation agreements | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Minimum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     1.90%      
Master participation agreements | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Maximum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     2.50%      
Recourse loan commitments | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Short-term bank loans and notes payable current borrowing capacity     $ 183,500,000      
Short-term debt, maximum borrowing capacity     265,000,000      
Notes payable     $ 122,300,000      
Interest rate     1.67%      
Short-Term Notes Payable, Surplus Funds Program [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Notes payable     $ 231,200,000      
Short-Term Notes Payable, Surplus Funds Program [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Minimum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     0.10%      
Short-Term Notes Payable, Surplus Funds Program [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Maximum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Interest rate     0.90%      
Committed Term Loans, September 2015 [Member] | Secured debt            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Term   10 years        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount $ 600,000,000 $ 600,000,000.0       $ 600,000,000.0
Long-term Debt     $ 300,000,000      
Committed Term Loans, September 2015 [Member] | Secured debt | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate           1.50%
Committed Term Loans, September 2015 [Member] | Secured debt | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate           2.00%
Committed Term Loans, September 2015 [Member] | Secured debt | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate           0.50%
Committed Term Loans, September 2015 [Member] | Secured debt | Base Rate [Member] | Maximum            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate           1.00%
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Attributable to Parent [Member]            
Debt Instrument [Line Items]            
Loss on Discontinuation of Cash Flow Hedge Due to Forecasted Transaction Probable of Not Occurring     $ 3,700,000      
Gain on Discontinuation of Cash Flow Hedge Due to Forecasted Transaction Probable of Not Occurring         $ 13,500,000  
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[2] Cofina Funding, LLC ("Cofina Funding"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHS Capital, has available credit totaling $850.0 million as of August 31, 2016, under note purchase agreements with various purchasers and through the issuance of short-term notes payable. CHS Capital and CHS Inc. both sell eligible receivables they have originated to Cofina Funding, which are then pledged as collateral under the note purchase agreements. The notes payable issued by Cofina Funding bear interest at variable rates based on commercial paper with a weighted average rate of 1.40% as of August 31, 2016. There were $550.0 million in borrowings by Cofina Funding utilizing the issuance of commercial paper under the note purchase agreements as of August 31, 2016. CHS Capital has available credit under master participation agreements with numerous counterparties. Borrowings under these agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings and bear interest at variable rates ranging from 1.90% to 2.50% as of August 31, 2016. As of August 31, 2016, the total funding commitment under these agreements was $116.9 million, of which $24.9 million was borrowed.CHS Capital sells loan commitments it has originated to ProPartners Financial ("ProPartners") on a recourse basis. The total capacity for commitments under the ProPartners program is $265.0 million. The total outstanding commitments under the program totaled $183.5 million as of August 31, 2016, of which $122.3 million was borrowed under these commitments with an interest rate of 1.67%. CHS Capital borrows funds under short-term notes issued as part of a surplus funds program. Borrowings under this program are unsecured and bear interest at variable rates ranging from 0.10% to 0.90% as of August 31, 2016, and are due upon demand. Borrowings under these notes totaled $231.2 million as of August 31, 2016.
[3] our primary committed line of credit which is a $3.0 billion five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndication of domestic and international banks that expires in September 2020. The outstanding balance on this facility was $700.0 million as of August 31, 2016. There was no outstanding balance on the predecessor facility as of August 31, 2015. Amounts borrowed under this facility primarily bear interest at base rates (or London Interbank Offered Rates ("LIBOR")) plus applicable margins ranging from 0.00% to 1.45%.In December 2015, we entered into three bilateral, uncommitted revolving credit facilities with an aggregate capacity of $1.3 billion. As of August 31, 2016, the aggregate capacity is $600 million. Amounts borrowed under these short-term lines are used to fund our working capital and bear interest at base rates (or London Interbank Offered Rates ("LIBOR")) plus applicable margins ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%. As of August 31, 2016, outstanding borrowings under these facilities were $300.0 million. In addition to our primary revolving line of credit, we have a three-year $325.0 million committed revolving pre-export credit facility for CHS Agronegocio Industria e Comercio Ltda ("CHS Agronegocio"), our wholly-owned subsidiary, to provide financing for its working capital needs arising from its purchases and sales of grains, fertilizers and other agricultural products which expires in April 2019. As of August 31, 2016, the outstanding balance under the facility was $260.0 million.As of August 31, 2016, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, CHS Europe S.a.r.l and CHS Agronegocio, had uncommitted lines of credit with $290.1 million outstanding. In addition, our other international subsidiaries had lines of credit with a total of $252.1 million outstanding as of August 31, 2016, of which $27.7 million was collateralized. We have two commercial paper programs with an aggregate capacity of $125.0 million, with two banks participating in our revolving credit facilities. Terms of our credit facilities do not allow them to be used to pay principal under a commercial paper facility. On August 31, 2016 we had no commercial paper outstanding. Miscellaneous short-term notes payable totaled $1.0 million as of August 31, 2016.