Investments - Schedule of Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2026	Aug. 31, 2025
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Other investments	$ 144,384	$ 138,986
Total investments	3,767,436	3,846,062
CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments	2,495,778	2,535,119
Ventura Foods, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments	515,383	527,227
Ardent Mills, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments	236,312	237,052
Other equity method investments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investments	$ 375,579	$ 407,678

This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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