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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt | Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt Our notes payable and long-term debt are subject to various restrictive requirements for maintenance of minimum consolidated net worth and other financial ratios. We were in compliance with our debt covenants as of November 30, 2017.
| November 30, 2017 |  | August 31, 2017
| (Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable | $ | 2,182,243 |  |  | $ | 1,695,423 |
CHS Capital notes payable | 298,021 |  |  | 292,792 |
Total notes payable | $ | 2,480,264 |  |  | $ | 1,988,215 |
On November 30, 2017, our primary line of credit was a five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility with a committed amount of $3.0 billion which expires in September 2020. The outstanding balance on this facility was $1.1 billion and $480.0 million as of November 30, 2017, and August 31, 2017, respectively. Interest expense for the three months ended November 30, 2017, and 2016, was $40.7 million and $38.3 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $1.8 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

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