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Segment Reporting - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019 | Aug. 31, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 31,900,453,000 | $ 32,683,347,000 | $ 32,037,426,000
Revenues, including intersegment revenues | 31,900,453,000 |  |
Operating earnings (loss) | 659,602,000 | 452,364,000 | (173,878,000)
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business | (3,886,000) | (131,816,000) | 2,190,000
Interest expense | 167,065,000 | 149,202,000 | 171,239,000
Other (income) loss | (82,423,000) | (82,737,000) | (99,803,000)
Equity (income) loss from investments | (236,755,000) | (153,515,000) | (137,338,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 815,601,000 | 671,230,000 | (110,166,000)
Intersegment revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Capital expenditures | 443,216,000 | 355,412,000 | 444,397,000
Depreciation and amortization | 473,211,000 | 478,050,000 | 480,223,000
Total assets | 16,447,494,000 | 16,381,178,000 |
Reconciling Amounts |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business |  |  | 0
Energy |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues, including intersegment revenues | 7,119,076,000 |  |
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business |  |  | 0
Ag |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues, including intersegment revenues | 24,720,072,000 |  |
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business |  |  | 2,190,000
Corporate and Other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues, including intersegment revenues | 61,305,000 |  |
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business |  |  | 0
Operating Segments | Energy |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 7,581,450,000 | 8,068,717,000 | 6,620,680,000
Operating earnings (loss) | 615,662,000 | 388,112,000 | 75,203,000
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business | 0 | (65,862,000) |
Interest expense | 5,719,000 | 14,627,000 | 18,365,000
Other (income) loss | (5,548,000) | (9,698,000) | (1,099,000)
Equity (income) loss from investments | (2,697,000) | (3,063,000) | (3,181,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 618,188,000 | 452,108,000 | 61,118,000
Intersegment revenues | (462,374,000) | (479,598,000) | (392,842,000)
Capital expenditures | 268,877,000 | 248,207,000 | 260,543,000
Depreciation and amortization | 233,624,000 | 230,230,000 | 223,229,000
Total assets | 4,401,793,000 | 4,168,239,000 |
Operating Segments | Ag |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 24,736,425,000 | 25,052,395,000 | 25,738,740,000
Operating earnings (loss) | 65,181,000 | 93,728,000 | (268,884,000)
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business | (3,886,000) | (7,707,000) |
Interest expense | 101,386,000 | 94,256,000 | 71,986,000
Other (income) loss | (70,888,000) | (68,471,000) | (65,622,000)
Equity (income) loss from investments | (4,447,000) | 1,392,000 | (7,277,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 43,016,000 | 74,258,000 | (270,161,000)
Intersegment revenues | (16,353,000) | (14,914,000) | (20,312,000)
Capital expenditures | 110,197,000 | 77,962,000 | 146,139,000
Depreciation and amortization | 208,294,000 | 218,716,000 | 232,443,000
Total assets | 6,415,580,000 | 6,534,777,000 |
Operating Segments | Nitrogen Production |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating earnings (loss) | (35,046,000) | (20,619,000) | (18,430,000)
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business | 0 | 0 | 0
Interest expense | 55,226,000 | 50,499,000 | 48,893,000
Other (income) loss | (2,769,000) | (3,061,000) | (30,534,000)
Equity (income) loss from investments | (160,373,000) | (106,895,000) | (66,530,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 72,870,000 | 38,838,000 | 29,741,000
Intersegment revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | 0
Total assets | 2,730,306,000 | 2,758,668,000 |
Corporate and Other |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 68,710,000 | 64,516,000 | 95,414,000
Operating earnings (loss) | 13,805,000 | (8,857,000) | 38,233,000
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business | 0 | (58,247,000) |
Interest expense | 11,684,000 | (7,712,000) | 33,250,000
Other (income) loss | (10,168,000) | (3,975,000) | (3,803,000)
Equity (income) loss from investments | (69,238,000) | (44,949,000) | (60,350,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 81,527,000 | 106,026,000 | 69,136,000
Intersegment revenues | (7,405,000) | (7,769,000) | (4,254,000)
Capital expenditures | 64,142,000 | 29,243,000 | 37,715,000
Depreciation and amortization | 31,293,000 | 29,104,000 | 24,551,000
Total assets | 2,899,815,000 | 2,919,494,000 |
Reconciling Amounts |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | (486,132,000) | (502,281,000) | (417,408,000)
Operating earnings (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
(Gain/recovery) loss on disposal of business | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense | (6,950,000) | (2,468,000) | (1,255,000)
Other (income) loss | 6,950,000 | 2,468,000 | 1,255,000
Equity (income) loss from investments | 0 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) before income taxes | 0 | 0 | 0
Intersegment revenues | 486,132,000 | 502,281,000 | 417,408,000
Capital expenditures | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0 | $ 0
Total assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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