Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

	May 31, 2020		August 31, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Notes payable	$	1,573,594	$	1,330,550
CHS Capital notes payable	641,989		825,558
Total notes payable	$	2,215,583	$	2,156,108

Schedule of Interest,Net

Interest expense for the three months ended May 31, 2020, and 2019, was $26.7 million and $42.8 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $2.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Interest expense for the nine months ended May 31, 2020, and 2019, was $95.0 million and $123.0 million, respectively, net of capitalized interest of $8.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively.