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Segment Reporting (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
Three months ended February 29, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
1,561,908


$
5,127,441


$
—

 
$
14,049


$
(105,172
)

$
6,598,226

Intersegment revenues
(100,858
)
 
(3,239
)
 
—

 
(1,075
)
 
105,172

 
—

Revenues, net of intersegment revenues
$
1,461,050

 
$
5,124,202

 
$
—

 
$
12,974

 
$
—

 
$
6,598,226

Operating earnings (loss)
137,187


(6,809
)

(10,559
)
 
(4,334
)

—


115,485

Interest expense
(187
)

20,759


11,971

 
3,032


(2,164
)

33,411

Other income
(938
)
 
(11,395
)
 
(348
)
 
(835
)
 
2,164

 
(11,352
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(609
)

4,672


(27,923
)
 
(10,538
)

—


(34,398
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
138,921


$
(20,845
)

$
5,741

 
$
4,007


$
—


$
127,824

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
Three months ended February 28, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
1,570,968

 
$
4,998,137

 
$
—

 
$
16,694

 
$
(102,260
)
 
$
6,483,539

Intersegment revenues
(96,191
)
 
(3,592
)
 
—

 
(2,477
)
 
102,260

 
—

Revenues, net of intersegment revenues
$
1,474,777

 
$
4,994,545

 
$
—

 
$
14,217

 
$
—

 
$
6,483,539

Operating earnings (loss)
301,721

 
(47,129
)
 
(9,880
)
 
4,933

 
—

 
249,645

Interest expense
(1,652
)
 
25,398

 
15,342

 
3,299

 
(1,118
)
 
41,269

Other income
(2,217
)
 
(10,257
)
 
(392
)
 
(15
)
 
1,118

 
(11,763
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(995
)
 
128

 
(35,542
)
 
(5,307
)
 
—

 
(41,716
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
306,585

 
$
(62,398
)
 
$
10,712

 
$
6,956

 
$
—

 
$
261,855


 
Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
Six months ended February 29, 2020
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
3,589,803

 
$
10,843,434

 
$
—

 
$
29,999

 
$
(243,525
)
 
$
14,219,711

Intersegment revenues
(233,330
)
 
(7,377
)
 
—

 
(2,818
)
 
243,525

 
—

Revenues, net of intersegment revenues
$
3,356,473

 
$
10,836,057

 
$
—

 
$
27,181

 
$
—

 
$
14,219,711

Operating earnings (loss)
298,386

 
(7,226
)
 
(18,381
)
 
(82
)
 
—

 
272,697

Interest expense
187

 
41,500

 
24,101

 
6,870

 
(4,276
)
 
68,382

Other income
(1,902
)
 
(22,848
)
 
(1,916
)
 
(2,460
)
 
4,276

 
(24,850
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(973
)
 
8,829

 
(62,757
)
 
(29,159
)
 
—

 
(84,060
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
301,074

 
$
(34,707
)
 
$
22,191

 
$
24,667

 
$
—

 
$
313,225

Total assets as of February 29, 2020
$
4,627,515

 
$
7,112,493

 
$
2,701,686

 
$
2,580,921

 
$
—

 
$
17,022,615

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
 
Ag
 
Nitrogen Production
 
Corporate
and Other
 
Reconciling
Amounts
 
Total
Six months ended February 28, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues
$
3,881,048

 
$
11,306,851

 
$
—

 
$
35,761

 
$
(255,832
)
 
$
14,967,828

Intersegment revenues
(244,983
)
 
(6,909
)
 
—

 
(3,940
)
 
255,832

 
—

Revenues, net of intersegment revenues
$
3,636,065

 
$
11,299,942

 
$
—

 
$
31,821

 
$
—

 
$
14,967,828

Operating earnings (loss)
537,360

 
32,998

 
(15,008
)
 
8,793

 
—

 
564,143

Interest expense
2,585

 
46,398

 
29,021

 
4,062

 
(1,889
)
 
80,177

Other income
(3,203
)
 
(32,657
)
 
(1,963
)
 
(963
)
 
1,889

 
(36,897
)
Equity (income) loss from investments
(1,068
)
 
1,337

 
(76,457
)
 
(32,036
)
 
—

 
(108,224
)
Income before income taxes
$
539,046

 
$
17,920

 
$
34,391

 
$
37,730

 
$
—

 
$
629,087