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Equities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2018
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Unrealized Net Gain on Available for Sale Investments |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance as of August 31, 2017, net of tax | $ | (135,046 | ) |  | $ | 10,041 |  |  | $ | (6,954 | ) |  | $ | (51,711 | ) |  | $ | (183,670 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts before reclassifications | — |  |  | 10,606 |  |  | 646 |  |  | 1,875 |  |  | 13,127 |
Amounts reclassified out | 11,267 |  |  | (1,527 | ) |  | 854 |  |  | (2,042 | ) |  | 8,552 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 11,267 |  |  | 9,079 |  |  | 1,500 |  |  | (167 | ) |  | 21,679 |
Tax effect | (3,929 | ) |  | (1,885 | ) |  | (441 | ) |  | 21 |  |  | (6,234 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 7,338 |  |  | 7,194 |  |  | 1,059 |  |  | (146 | ) |  | 15,445 |
Balance as of February 28, 2018, net of tax | $ | (127,708 | ) |  | $ | 17,235 |  |  | $ | (5,895 | ) |  | $ | (51,857 | ) |  | $ | (168,225 | )
| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Unrealized Net Gain on Available for Sale Investments |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance as of August 31, 2016, net of tax | $ | (165,146 | ) |  | $ | 5,656 |  |  | $ | (9,196 | ) |  | $ | (43,040 | ) |  | $ | (211,726 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts before reclassifications | (500 | ) |  | 2,827 |  |  | 1,747 |  |  | (10,051 | ) |  | (5,977 | )
Amounts reclassified out | 11,786 |  |  | — |  |  | 876 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 12,677 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 11,286 |  |  | 2,827 |  |  | 2,623 |  |  | (10,036 | ) |  | 6,700 |
Tax effect | (4,323 | ) |  | (1,083 | ) |  | (1,005 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (6,416 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 6,963 |  |  | 1,744 |  |  | 1,618 |  |  | (10,041 | ) |  | 284 |
Balance as of February 28, 2017, net of tax | $ | (158,183 | ) |  | $ | 7,400 |  |  | $ | (7,578 | ) |  | $ | (53,081 | ) |  | $ | (211,442 | )
Schedule of Stockholders Equity | Changes in equities for the six months ended February 28, 2018, are as follows:
| Equity Certificates |  |  |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  |  |  |  |  |
| Capital Equity Certificates |  | Nonpatronage Equity Certificates |  | Nonqualified Equity Certificates |  | Preferred Stock |  |  | Capital Reserves |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Equities
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance, August 31, 2017 | $ | 3,906,426 |  |  | $ | 29,836 |  |  | $ | 405,387 |  |  | $ | 2,264,038 |  |  | $ | (183,670 | ) |  | $ | 1,471,217 |  |  | $ | 12,591 |  |  | $ | 7,905,825 |
Reversal of prior year redemption estimates | 2,621 |  |  | — |  |  | (126,333 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 126,333 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,621 |
Distribution of 2017 patronage refunds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 128,858 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (128,858 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Redemptions of equities | (2,402 | ) |  | (69 | ) |  | (150 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2,621 | )
Preferred stock dividends | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (126,501 | ) |  | — |  |  | (126,501 | )
Other, net | (4,150 | ) |  | (111 | ) |  | (345 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,768 |  |  | (61 | ) |  | 101 |
Net income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 346,757 |  |  | (512 | ) |  | 346,245 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,445 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,445 |
Estimated 2018 cash patronage refunds | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (46,879 | ) |  | — |  |  | (46,879 | )
Estimated 2018 equity redemptions | (32,276 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (32,276 | )
Balance, February 28, 2018 | $ | 3,870,219 |  |  | $ | 29,656 |  |  | $ | 407,417 |  |  | $ | 2,264,038 |  |  | $ | (168,225 | ) |  | $ | 1,646,837 |  |  | $ | 12,018 |  |  | $ | 8,061,960 |

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