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Investments Equity method investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | The following tables provide aggregate summarized audited financial information for our major equity method investments in Ventura Foods, Ardent Mills and TEMCO for balance sheets as of August 31, 2017, and 2016, and statements of operations for the twelve months ended August 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
Current assets | $ | 1,562,978 |  |  | $ | 1,638,780 |
Non-current assets | 2,524,053 |  |  | 2,495,955 |
Current liabilities | 748,028 |  |  | 836,544 |
Non-current liabilities | 865,078 |  |  | 853,549 |
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net sales | $ | 9,901,150 |  |  | $ | 8,776,261 |  |  | $ | 9,054,677 |
Gross profit | 700,737 |  |  | 674,181 |  |  | 754,375 |
Net earnings | 258,616 |  |  | 238,870 |  |  | 313,664 |
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 57,461 |  |  | 75,858 |  |  | 81,101 |
The following tables provide aggregate summarized audited financial information for CF Nitrogen for the balance sheets as of August 31, 2017, and 2016, and the statements of operations for the twelve months ended August 31, 2017, and the seven months ended August 31, 2016:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
Current assets | $ | 394,089 |  |  | $ | 534,878 |
Non-current assets | 7,314,629 |  |  | 7,043,121 |
Current liabilities | 390,206 |  |  | 556,696 |
Non-current liabilities | 6 |  |  | — |
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net sales | $ | 2,051,159 |  |  | $ | 1,027,142 |
Gross profit | 195,142 |  |  | 243,911 |
Net earnings | 123,965 |  |  | 186,665 |
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 66,530 |  |  | 74,700 |

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