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Equities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 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 | — |  |  | 19,512 |  |  | 806 |  |  | (9,996 | ) |  | 10,322 |
Amounts reclassified out | 16,108 |  |  | (1,527 | ) |  | 1,279 |  |  | (2,042 | ) |  | 13,818 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 16,108 |  |  | 17,985 |  |  | 2,085 |  |  | (12,038 | ) |  | 24,140 |
Tax effect | (5,353 | ) |  | (4,505 | ) |  | (613 | ) |  | 275 |  |  | (10,196 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 10,755 |  |  | 13,480 |  |  | 1,472 |  |  | (11,763 | ) |  | 13,944 |
Balance as of May 31, 2018, net of tax | $ | (124,291 | ) |  | $ | 23,521 |  |  | $ | (5,482 | ) |  | $ | (63,474 | ) |  | $ | (169,726 | )
| 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 | ) |  | 2,637 |  |  | 1,920 |  |  | (12,537 | ) |  | (8,480 | )
Amounts reclassified out | 17,679 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,311 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19,005 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 17,179 |  |  | 2,637 |  |  | 3,231 |  |  | (12,522 | ) |  | 10,525 |
Tax effect | (6,580 | ) |  | (1,010 | ) |  | (1,238 | ) |  | 329 |  |  | (8,499 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 10,599 |  |  | 1,627 |  |  | 1,993 |  |  | (12,193 | ) |  | 2,026 |
Balance as of May 31, 2017, net of tax | $ | (154,547 | ) |  | $ | 7,283 |  |  | $ | (7,203 | ) |  | $ | (55,233 | ) |  | $ | (209,700 | )
Schedule of Stockholders Equity | Changes in equities for the nine months ended May 31, 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 patronage and redemption estimates | 4,270 |  |  | — |  |  | (126,333 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 126,333 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,270 |
Distribution of 2017 patronage refunds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 128,831 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (128,831 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Redemptions of equities | (3,814 | ) |  | (86 | ) |  | (369 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4,269 | )
Preferred stock dividends | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (126,501 | ) |  | — |  |  | (126,501 | )
Other, net | (5,999 | ) |  | (113 | ) |  | (381 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,517 |  |  | (163 | ) |  | (2,139 | )
Net income (loss) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 576,090 |  |  | (699 | ) |  | 575,391 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,944 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13,944 |
Estimated 2018 cash patronage refunds | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (119,747 | ) |  | — |  |  | (119,747 | )
Estimated 2018 equity redemptions | (84,241 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (84,241 | )
Balance, May 31, 2018 | $ | 3,816,642 |  |  | $ | 29,637 |  |  | $ | 407,135 |  |  | $ | 2,264,038 |  |  | $ | (169,726 | ) |  | $ | 1,803,078 |  |  | $ | 11,729 |  |  | $ | 8,162,533 |

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