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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2023
Investments [Abstract] |
Summary of investments | Investments as of August 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:
| 2023 |  | 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
Equity method investments |  |  |
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC | $ | 2,577,391 |  |  | $ | 2,641,604 |
Ventura Foods, LLC | 519,169 |  |  | 410,093 |
Ardent Mills, LLC | 265,146 |  |  | 250,857 |
Other equity method investments | 337,281 |  |  | 298,722 |
Other investments | 129,885 |  |  | 126,730 |
Total investments | $ | 3,828,872 |  |  | $ | 3,728,006 |
Summarized financial information of equity method investments | The following tables provide aggregate summarized financial information for CF Nitrogen for balance sheets as of August 31, 2023 and 2022, and statements of operations for the 12 months ended August 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| 2023 |  | 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
Current assets | $ | 899,246 |  |  | $ | 1,333,170 |
Noncurrent assets | 5,355,732 |  |  | 5,787,921 |
Current liabilities | 281,153 |  |  | 391,470 |
Noncurrent liabilities | 1,128 |  |  | 1,895 |
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net sales | $ | 5,070,489 |  |  | $ | 6,609,758 |  |  | $ | 2,975,983 |
Gross profit | 2,194,363 |  |  | 3,318,189 |  |  | 866,880 |
Net earnings | 2,173,715 |  |  | 3,249,005 |  |  | 809,536 |
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 394,678 |  |  | 593,182 |  |  | 198,439 |

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