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Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, Number of Defaulted Loans Sold

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amortized cost excluding accrued interest, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

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Loans - Additional Information - Credit Concentration (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2026 USD ($) borrower state loan distribution_system power_supply_system	May 31, 2026 USD ($) borrower distribution_system state power_supply_system	Aug. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 38,337,318	$ 38,422,128	$ 37,569,601
Number of active borrowers \| borrower	896	903
Number of states with active borrowers \| state	49	49
Loans \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| TEXAS
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 6,359,000	$ 6,403,000
Concentration risk, percentage	17.00%	17.00%
Number of active borrowers \| borrower	66	67
Power supply
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Number of active borrowers \| borrower	49	50
Loans Receivable Commercial And Industrial \| Loans \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Twenty Largest Borrowers
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 7,301,000	$ 7,374,000
Concentration risk, percentage	19.00%	19.00%
Concentration risk, number of borrowers \| borrower	20	20
Loans Receivable Commercial And Industrial \| Loans \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Largest Single Borrower Or Controlled Group
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	1.00%	1.00%
Loans Receivable Commercial And Industrial \| Electric \| Loans \| Credit Concentration Risk
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 37,732,000	$ 37,821,000
Loans Receivable Commercial And Industrial \| Distribution \| Loans \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Twenty Largest Borrowers
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk, number of borrowers \| distribution_system	13	12
Loans Receivable Commercial And Industrial \| Power supply \| Loans \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Twenty Largest Borrowers
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk, number of borrowers \| power_supply_system	7	8
Loans and Finance Receivables \| Loans \| Credit Concentration Risk
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	98.00%	98.00%
Loans Guaranteed By Rural Utilities Service
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 92,000	$ 95,000
Loans Guaranteed By Farmer Mac
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 315,000	322,000
Number of loans that defaulted \| loan	0
Number of defaulted loans put to Farmer Mac for purchase \| loan	0
Loans Guaranteed By Farmer Mac \| Loans \| Credit Concentration Risk \| Twenty Largest Borrowers
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 210,000	$ 214,000
Concentration risk, number of borrowers \| borrower	20	20
Loans Guaranteed By Farmer Mac \| Loans \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Twenty Largest Borrowers
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 7,091,000	$ 7,160,000
Concentration risk, number of borrowers \| borrower	20	20
Loans Guaranteed By Farmer Mac \| Loans \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| TEXAS
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 107,000	$ 109,000
Loans receivable commercial and industrial not covered by Farmer Mac standby repurchase agreement \| Loans \| Geographic Concentration Risk \| TEXAS
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loans to members	$ 6,252,000	$ 6,294,000