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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Weighted Average Interest Rates (Details) | Aug. 31, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2016
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Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable, weighted average interest rate | 2.40% | 1.72%
CHS Capital notes payable |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes payable, weighted average interest rate | 1.93% | 1.31%

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