SEGMENTS. (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of financial date for operating segments

The following tables set forth certain financial data for the Company’s operating segments (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
Net Sales	2019			2018			2019			2018
Production, recorded as gross:
Ethanol/alcohol sales	$	212,897		$	216,788		$	586,680		$	670,304
Co-product sales		65,693			73,259			199,177			226,307
Intersegment sales		403			518			1,187			1,531
Total production sales		278,993			290,565			787,044			898,142
Marketing and distribution:
Ethanol/alcohol sales, gross	$	86,124		$	79,877		$	280,032		$	282,940
Ethanol/alcohol sales, net		446			483			1,375			1,405
Intersegment sales		2,079			2,201			5,839			6,757
Total marketing and distribution sales		88,649			82,561			287,246			291,102
Intersegment eliminations		(2,482	)		(2,719	)		(7,026	)		(8,288	)
Net sales as reported	$	365,160		$	370,407		$	1,067,264		$	1,180,956
Cost of goods sold:
Production	$	294,888		$	295,574		$	810,670		$	914,638
Marketing and distribution		87,976			73,784			277,545			268,917
Intersegment eliminations		(2,888	)		(2,719	)		(7,817	)		(8,456	)
Cost of goods sold as reported	$	379,976		$	366,639		$	1,080,398		$	1,175,099
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:
Production	$	(25,999	)	$	(15,571	)	$	(50,682	)	$	(45,355	)
Marketing and distribution		(998	)		7,416			4,991			18,095
Corporate activities		(2,076	)		(1,149	)		(5,833	)		(6,708	)
	$	(29,073	)	$	(9,304	)	$	(51,524	)	$	(33,968	)
Depreciation and amortization:
Production	$	11,833		$	10,040		$	35,390		$	30,017
Corporate activities		195			177			554			618
	$	12,028		$	10,217		$	35,944		$	30,635
Interest expense:
Production	$	1,969		$	1,692		$	5,724		$	5,416
Marketing and distribution		929			344			2,291			1,042
Corporate activities		2,265			2,157			6,999			6,417
	$	5,163		$	4,193		$	15,014		$	12,875

The following tables set forth certain financial data for the Company's operating segments (in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Net Sales
Production, recorded as gross:
Ethanol/alcohol sales	$	859,815		$	845,692		$	797,363
Co-product sales		296,686			257,031			248,444
Intersegment sales		1,995			1,898			1,169
Total production sales		1,158,496			1,104,621			1,046,976
Marketing and distribution:
Ethanol/alcohol sales, gross	$	357,011		$	527,869		$	577,347
Ethanol/alcohol sales, net		1,859			1,663			1,604
Intersegment sales		8,773			8,464			8,029
Total marketing and distribution sales		367,643			537,996			586,980
Intersegment eliminations		(10,768	)		(10,362	)		(9,198	)
Net sales as reported	$	1,515,371		$	1,632,255		$	1,624,758

Cost of goods sold:
Production	$	1,197,507		$	1,101,651		$	1,003,679
Marketing and distribution		343,991			535,033			575,920
Intersegment eliminations		(10,963	)		(10,360	)		(9,199	)
Cost of goods sold as reported	$	1,530,535		$	1,626,324		$	1,570,400

Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:
Production	$	(77,833	)	$	(27,457	)	$	(6,879	)
Marketing and distribution		18,191			(2,463	)		4,517
Corporate activities		(8,856	)		(8,475	)		2,907
	$	(68,498	)	$	(38,395	)	$	545
Depreciation:
Production	$	40,099		$	37,637		$	34,528
Corporate activities		750			1,014			913
	$	40,849		$	38,651		$	35,441

Interest expense:
Production	$	7,116	$	5,887	$	20,794
Marketing and distribution		1,388		1,271		1,404
Corporate activities		8,628		5,780		208
	$	17,132	$	12,938	$	22,406

Schedule of assets by operating segments

The following table sets forth the Company’s total assets by operating segment (in thousands): 

Total assets:	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Production	$	527,950	$	532,790
Marketing and distribution		108,960		112,984
Corporate assets		15,950		14,117
	$	652,860	$	659,891

The following table sets forth the Company's total assets by operating segment (in thousands): 

	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Total assets:
Production	$	532,790	$	583,696
Marketing and distribution		112,984		127,242
Corporate assets		14,117		9,358
	$	659,891	$	720,296