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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of notes payable
Notes payable as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, consisted of the following:
Weighted-Average Interest Rate
2024202320242023
 (Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable3.64%5.37%$163,136 $375,932 
CHS Capital notes payable4.34%4.24%143,695 171,991 
Total notes payable$306,831 $547,923 
Schedule of amounts included in long-term debt Amounts included in long-term debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, are presented in the table below:
20242023
(Dollars in thousands)
3.85% unsecured notes $80 million face amount, due in fiscal 2025
$80,000 $80,000 
3.80% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2025
100,000 100,000 
4.58% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2025
150,000 150,000 
4.82% unsecured notes $80 million face amount, due in fiscal 2026
80,000 80,000 
4.69% unsecured notes $58 million face amount, due in fiscal 2027
58,000 58,000 
3.24% unsecured notes $95 million face amount, due in fiscal 2028
95,000 95,000 
4.74% unsecured notes $95 million face amount, due in fiscal 2028
95,000 95,000 
5.68% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2030
150,000 150,000 
3.48% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2031
100,000 100,000 
4.89% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2031
100,000 100,000 
5.84% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2032
150,000 — 
3.58% unsecured notes $65 million face amount, due in fiscal 2033
65,000 65,000 
4.71% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2033
100,000 100,000 
5.93% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2034
150,000 — 
3.73% unsecured notes $115 million face amount, due in fiscal 2036
115,000 115,000 
5.40% unsecured notes $125 million face amount, due in fiscal 2036
125,000 125,000 
6.05% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2037
150,000 — 
6.13% unsecured notes $250 million face amount, due in fiscal 2039
250,000 — 
Private placement debt2,113,000 1,413,000 
6.85% unsecured term loan from cooperative and other banks, due in fiscal 2026 (a)
1,000 366,000 
Term loan1,000 366,000 
Finance lease liabilities49,511 49,235 
Deferred financing costs(4,562)(3,127)
Other, including notes and contracts with interest rates from 3.9% to 9.0%
2,511 2,550 
Total long-term debt2,161,460 1,827,658 
Less current portion337,266 7,839 
Long-term portion$1,824,194 $1,819,819 
(a) Borrowings are variable under the agreement and bear interest at a base rate plus an applicable margin.
Schedule of minimum future payments
Long-term debt outstanding as of August 31, 2024, has aggregate maturities, excluding fair value adjustments and finance leases (see Note 19, Leases, for a schedule of minimum future lease payments under finance leases), as follows:
 (Dollars in thousands)
2025$330,620 
202681,620 
202758,621 
2028190,600 
2029150 
Thereafter1,455,000 
Total $2,116,611