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Segment Reporting (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Information
Segment information for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is presented in the tables below. The fiscal 2019 results for our Ag segment include results associated with our acquisition of the remaining 75% ownership interest in WCD that we did not previously own on March 1, 2019, which were not included in our prior period results. Refer to further details related to our acquisition of the remaining 75% ownership interest in WCD that we did not previously own within Note 18, Acquisitions.
 
Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2019:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
7,581,450

 
$
24,736,425

 
$
—

 
$
68,710

 
$
(486,132
)
 
$
31,900,453

Operating earnings (loss)
615,662

 
65,181

 
(35,046
)
 
13,805

 
—

 
659,602

(Gain) loss on disposal of business
—

 
(3,886
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3,886
)
Interest expense
5,719

 
101,386

 
55,226

 
11,684

 
(6,950
)
 
167,065

Other (income) loss
(5,548
)
 
(70,888
)
 
(2,769
)
 
(10,168
)
 
6,950

 
(82,423
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(2,697
)
 
(4,447
)
 
(160,373
)
 
(69,238
)
 
—

 
(236,755
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
618,188

 
$
43,016

 
$
72,870

 
$
81,527

 
$
—

 
$
815,601

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intersegment revenues
$
(462,374
)
 
$
(16,353
)
 
$
—

 
$
(7,405
)
 
$
486,132

 
$
—

Capital expenditures
268,877

 
110,197

 
—

 
64,142

 
—

 
443,216

Depreciation and amortization
233,624

 
208,294

 
—

 
31,293

 
—

 
473,211

Total assets as of August 31, 2019
4,401,793

 
6,415,580

 
2,730,306

 
2,899,815

 
—

 
16,447,494


 
Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
8,068,717

 
$
25,052,395

 
$
—

 
$
64,516

 
$
(502,281
)
 
$
32,683,347

Operating earnings (loss)
388,112

 
93,728

 
(20,619
)
 
(8,857
)
 
—

 
452,364

(Gain) loss on disposal of business
(65,862
)
 
(7,707
)
 
—

 
(58,247
)
 
—

 
(131,816
)
Interest expense
14,627

 
94,256

 
50,499

 
(7,712
)
 
(2,468
)
 
149,202

Other (income) loss
(9,698
)
 
(68,471
)
 
(3,061
)
 
(3,975
)
 
2,468

 
(82,737
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(3,063
)
 
1,392

 
(106,895
)
 
(44,949
)
 
—

 
(153,515
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
452,108

 
$
74,258

 
$
38,838

 
$
106,026

 
$
—

 
$
671,230

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intersegment revenues
$
(479,598
)
 
$
(14,914
)
 
$
—

 
$
(7,769
)
 
$
502,281

 
$
—

Capital expenditures
248,207

 
77,962

 
—

 
29,243

 
—

 
355,412

Depreciation and amortization
230,230

 
218,716

 
—

 
29,104

 
—

 
478,050

Total assets as of August 31, 2018
4,168,239

 
6,534,777

 
2,758,668

 
2,919,494

 
—

 
16,381,178



 
Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)
For the year ended August 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
6,620,680

 
$
25,738,740

 
$
—

 
$
95,414

 
$
(417,408
)
 
$
32,037,426

Operating earnings (loss)
75,203

 
(268,884
)
 
(18,430
)
 
38,233

 
—

 
(173,878
)
(Gain) loss on disposal of business
—

 
2,190

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,190

Interest expense
18,365

 
71,986

 
48,893

 
33,250

 
(1,255
)
 
171,239

Other (income) loss
(1,099
)
 
(65,622
)
 
(30,534
)
 
(3,803
)
 
1,255

 
(99,803
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(3,181
)
 
(7,277
)
 
(66,530
)
 
(60,350
)
 
—

 
(137,338
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
61,118

 
$
(270,161
)
 
$
29,741

 
$
69,136

 
$
—

 
$
(110,166
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intersegment revenues
$
(392,842
)
 
$
(20,312
)
 
$
—

 
$
(4,254
)
 
$
417,408

 
$
—

Capital expenditures
260,543

 
146,139

 
—

 
37,715

 
—

 
444,397

Depreciation and amortization
223,229

 
232,443

 
—

 
24,551

 
—

 
480,223
Schedule of Sales Based on Geographic Locations
The following table presents our sales, based on the geographic location of the subsidiary making the sale, for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
 
(Dollars in thousands)
North America (a)
$
27,896,269

 
$
29,475,724

 
$
29,068,842

South America
2,027,020

 
1,569,330

 
1,441,316

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
895,472

 
536,501

 
652,308

Asia Pacific (APAC)
1,081,692

 
1,101,792

 
874,960

Total
$
31,900,453

 
$
32,683,347

 
$
32,037,426

(a) Revenues in North America are substantially all attributed to revenues from the United States.
Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographical Region
The following table presents long-lived assets by geographical region based on physical location:
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Dollars in thousands)
United States
$
5,295,752

 
$
5,185,572

International
79,846

 
86,927

Total
$
5,375,598

 
$
5,272,499