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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

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
Schedule of Interest,Net
    
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.