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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date in a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - National Cooperative Refinery Association Acquisition (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended		37 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2015	Nov. 29, 2011 contingent_payments
National Cooperative Refinery Association
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage					100.00%	74.40%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 351.0
Number of purchase price payments \| contingent_payments						2
National Cooperative Refinery Association \| Interest, Net
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Patronage earned by member		$ 0.0	$ 31.0
Crack Spread Contingent Payment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration, Potential Cash Payment	$ 19.1	$ 0.0