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Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2025
Investments [Abstract] |
Investment Holdings, Schedule of Investments [Table Text Block] |
| February 28, 2025 |  | August 31, 2024
| (Dollars in thousands)
Equity method investments: |  |  |
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC | $ | 2,527,092 |  |  | $ | 2,544,530 |
Ventura Foods, LLC | 485,131 |  |  | 511,231 |
Ardent Mills, LLC | 242,726 |  |  | 234,021 |
Producer Ag, LLC | 39,904 |  |  | 15,274 |
Other equity method investments | 321,915 |  |  | 338,139 |
Other investments | 151,376 |  |  | 137,772 |
Total investments | $ | 3,768,144 |  |  | $ | 3,780,967 |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | The following table provides summarized unaudited financial information for our equity method investment in CF Nitrogen for the six months ended February 28, 2025, and February 29, 2024:
| Six Months Ended
| February 28, 2025 |  | February 29, 2024
| (Dollars in thousands)
Net sales | $ | 1,702,088 |  |  | $ | 1,776,394 |
Gross profit | 462,475 |  |  | 525,846 |
Net earnings | 431,053 |  |  | 507,848 |
Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 111,779 |  |  | 131,592 |

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