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Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2023
Investments [Abstract] |
Investment Holdings, Schedule of Investments [Table Text Block] |
| May 31, 2023 |  | August 31, 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
Equity method investments: |  |  |
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC | $ | 2,717,704 |  |  | $ | 2,641,604 |
Ventura Foods, LLC | 459,906 |  |  | 410,093 |
Ardent Mills, LLC | 258,539 |  |  | 250,857 |
TEMCO, LLC | 47,377 |  |  | 32,809 |
Other equity method investments | 286,810 |  |  | 265,913 |
Other investments | 135,398 |  |  | 126,730 |
Total investments | $ | 3,905,734 |  |  | $ | 3,728,006 |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | The following table provides summarized unaudited financial information for our equity method investment in CF Nitrogen for the nine months ended May 31, 2023 and 2022:
| Nine Months Ended May 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net sales | $ | 4,200,120 |  |  | $ | 4,972,383 |
Gross profit | 1,898,265 |  |  | 2,682,653 |
Net earnings | 1,884,666 |  |  | 2,641,425 |
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 330,855 |  |  | 497,289 |

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