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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Reconciling amounts represent the elimination of revenues between segments. Such transactions are executed at market prices to more accurately evaluate the profitability of the individual business segments. Segment information for the years ended August 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 is presented in the tables below.
| Energy |  | Ag |  | Nitrogen Production |  | Foods |  | Corporate and Other |  | Reconciling Amounts |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | 6,665,643 |  |  | $ | 25,598,706 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 95,414 |  |  | $ | (425,012 | ) |  | $ | 31,934,751 |
Operating earnings (loss) | 90,892 |  |  | (222,724 | ) |  | (18,430 | ) |  | (10,783 | ) |  | 49,248 |  |  | — |  |  | (111,797 | )
(Gain) loss on investments | — |  |  | 6,901 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,332 | ) |  | — |  |  | 4,569 |
Interest expense | 18,365 |  |  | 71,986 |  |  | 48,893 |  |  | (231 | ) |  | 33,481 |  |  | (1,255 | ) |  | 171,239 |
Other (income) loss | (1,164 | ) |  | (63,481 | ) |  | (30,534 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,491 | ) |  | 1,255 |  |  | (95,415 | )
Equity (income) loss from investments | (3,181 | ) |  | (7,277 | ) |  | (66,530 | ) |  | (36,519 | ) |  | (23,831 | ) |  | — |  |  | (137,338 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 76,872 |  |  | $ | (230,853 | ) |  | $ | 29,741 |  |  | $ | 25,967 |  |  | $ | 43,421 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (54,852 | )
Intersegment revenues | $ | (400,446 | ) |  | $ | (20,313 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (4,253 | ) |  | $ | 425,012 |  |  | $ | — |
Capital expenditures | $ | 260,543 |  |  | $ | 146,139 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,715 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 444,397 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 223,229 |  |  | $ | 232,443 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 24,551 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 480,223 |
Total assets as of August 31, 2017 | $ | 4,304,001 |  |  | $ | 6,481,518 |  |  | $ | 2,781,610 |  |  | $ | 347,017 |  |  | $ | 2,059,610 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15,973,756 |
| Energy |  | Ag |  | Nitrogen Production |  | Foods |  | Corporate and Other |  | Reconciling Amounts |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | 5,789,307 |  |  | $ | 24,849,634 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 92,725 |  |  | $ | (384,463 | ) |  | $ | 30,347,203 |
Operating earnings (loss) | 248,173 |  |  | 52,334 |  |  | (6,193 | ) |  | (7,719 | ) |  | 23,601 |  |  | — |  |  | 310,196 |
(Gain) loss on investments | — |  |  | (6,157 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,095 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9,252 | )
Interest expense | (22,244 | ) |  | 82,085 |  |  | 34,437 |  |  | 2,692 |  |  | 27,955 |  |  | (11,221 | ) |  | 113,704 |
Other (income) loss | (287 | ) |  | (46,886 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,405 | ) |  | 11,221 |  |  | (38,357 | )
Equity (income) loss from investments | (4,739 | ) |  | (7,644 | ) |  | (74,700 | ) |  | (75,175 | ) |  | (13,519 | ) |  | — |  |  | (175,777 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 275,443 |  |  | $ | 30,936 |  |  | $ | 34,070 |  |  | $ | 64,764 |  |  | $ | 14,665 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 419,878 |
Intersegment revenues | $ | (341,765 | ) |  | $ | (40,336 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,362 | ) |  | $ | 384,463 |  |  | $ | — |
Capital expenditures | $ | 376,841 |  |  | $ | 260,865 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 55,074 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 692,780 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 193,525 |  |  | $ | 230,172 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 23,795 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 447,492 |
Total assets as of August 31, 2016 | $ | 4,306,297 |  |  | $ | 7,002,916 |  |  | $ | 2,796,323 |  |  | $ | 369,487 |  |  | $ | 2,837,112 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,312,135 |
| Energy |  | Ag |  | Foods |  | Corporate and Other |  | Reconciling Amounts |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ | 8,694,326 |  |  | $ | 26,311,350 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 74,828 |  |  | $ | (498,062 | ) |  | $ | 34,582,442 |
Operating earnings (loss) | 523,451 |  |  | 190,860 |  |  | (1,454 | ) |  | 2,555 |  |  | — |  |  | 715,412 |
(Gain) loss on investments | — |  |  | (2,875 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,364 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,239 | )
Interest expense | (12,328 | ) |  | 62,851 |  |  | 3,854 |  |  | 20,625 |  |  | (4,343 | ) |  | 70,659 |
Other (income) loss | (22 | ) |  | (6,471 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8,176 | ) |  | 4,343 |  |  | (10,326 | )
Equity (income) loss from investments | (2,330 | ) |  | (12,293 | ) |  | (67,955 | ) |  | (25,272 | ) |  | — |  |  | (107,850 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 538,131 |  |  | $ | 149,648 |  |  | $ | 62,647 |  |  | $ | 17,742 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 768,168 |
Intersegment revenues | $ | (483,989 | ) |  | $ | (11,403 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,670 | ) |  | $ | 498,062 |  |  | $ | — |
Capital expenditures | $ | 696,825 |  |  | $ | 417,950 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 72,015 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,186,790 |
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 148,292 |  |  | $ | 192,438 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,692 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 355,422 |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area | years ended August 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (Dollars in millions)
North America | $ | 24,634 |  |  | $ | 23,276 |  |  | $ | 27,821 |
South America | 1,441 |  |  | 1,847 |  |  | 1,529 |
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) | 4,985 |  |  | 4,166 |  |  | 4,221 |
Asia Pacific (APAC) | 875 |  |  | 1,058 |  |  | 1,011 |
Total | $ | 31,935 |  |  | $ | 30,347 |  |  | $ | 34,582 |
Included in North American revenues are revenues from the United States of $24.6 billion, $23.2 billion and $27.7 billion for the years ended August 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block] |
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
United States | $ | 5,359,270 |  |  | $ | 5,532,906 |
International | 102,170 |  |  | 124,471 |
Total | $ | 5,461,440 |  |  | $ | 5,657,377 |

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