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Receivables (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2018 | Feb. 28, 2017
Receivables [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable |
| February 28, 2018 |  | August 31, 2017
| (Dollars in thousands)
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 1,105,996 |  |  | $ | 1,234,500 |
CHS Capital notes receivable | 96,351 |  |  | 164,807 |
Deferred purchase price receivable | 227,602 |  |  | 202,947 |
Other | 553,862 |  |  | 493,104 |
| 1,983,811 |  |  | 2,095,358 |
Less allowances and reserves | 218,171 |  |  | 225,726 |
Total receivables | $ | 1,765,640 |  |  | $ | 1,869,632 |
Schedule of Deferred Purchase Price [Table Text Block] |  |
|  | (Dollars in thousands)
Balance - as of August 31, 2017 |  | $ | 548,602 |
Monthly settlements, net |  | (33,292 | )
Cash collections on DPP |  | (4,355 | )
Fair value adjustment |  | 6,804 |
Balance - as of February 28, 2018 |  | $ | 517,759 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the various types of trade accounts and notes receivable and for each the gross carrying value, allowance, and net carrying value as of the balance sheet date. Presentation is categorized by current, noncurrent and unclassified receivables. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3,4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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