Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
Nine Months Ended May 31, 2020	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	4,550,155		$	17,183,820		$	—		$	43,514		$	(316,747	)	$	21,460,742
Intersegment revenues	(302,763		)	(9,862		)	—			(4,122		)	316,747			—
Revenues, net of intersegment revenues	$	4,247,392		$	17,173,958		$	—		$	39,392		$	—		$	21,460,742
Operating earnings (loss)	241,594			88,102			(26,318		)	7,239			—			310,617
Interest expense	43			57,761			34,277			8,680			(5,718		)	95,043
Other income	(2,516		)	(31,142		)	(2,272		)	(2,714		)	5,718			(32,926		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(2,242		)	830			(104,021		)	(29,741		)	—			(135,174		)
Income before income taxes	$	246,309		$	60,653		$	45,698		$	31,014		$	—		$	383,674
Total assets as of May 31, 2020	$	4,545,401		$	6,742,438		$	2,743,305		$	2,796,080		$	—		$	16,827,224
	Energy			Ag			Nitrogen Production			Corporate and Other			Reconciling Amounts			Total
Nine Months Ended May 31, 2019	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues, including intersegment revenues	$	5,722,338		$	18,056,033		$	—		$	52,179		$	(364,781	)	$	23,465,769
Intersegment revenues	(348,228		)	(10,976		)	—			(5,577		)	364,781			—
Revenues, net of intersegment revenues	$	5,374,110		$	18,045,057		$	—		$	46,602		$	—		$	23,465,769
Operating earnings (loss)	537,932			45,088			(24,048		)	11,415			—			570,387
Interest expense	3,756			73,073			42,161			7,945			(3,985		)	122,950
Other income	(4,301		)	(64,341		)	(2,362		)	(2,816		)	3,985			(69,835		)
Equity (income) loss from investments	(1,828		)	(2,675		)	(118,416		)	(50,475		)	—			(173,394		)
Income before income taxes	$	540,305		$	39,031		$	54,569		$	56,761		$	—		$	690,666