SEGMENTS. (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of financial data for operating segments

	Three Months Ended March 31,
Net Sales		2020			2019
Production, recorded as gross:
Ethanol/alcohol sales	$	186,696		$	179,388
Co-product sales		68,802			68,806
Intersegment sales		594			364
Total production sales		256,092			248,558
Marketing and distribution:
Ethanol/alcohol sales, gross	$	55,477		$	107,154
Ethanol/alcohol sales, net		429			455
Intersegment sales		1,892			1,818
Total marketing and distribution sales		57,798			109,427
Intersegment eliminations		(2,486	)		(2,182	)
Net sales as reported	$	311,404		$	355,803
Cost of goods sold:
Production	$	271,690		$	258,594
Marketing and distribution		57,119			101,829
Intersegment eliminations		(4,515	)		(2,331	)
Cost of goods sold, as reported	$	324,294		$	358,092
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:
Production	$	(24,593	)	$	(17,566	)
Marketing and distribution		941			6,119
Corporate activities		(3,504	)		(2,714	)
	$	(27,156	)	$	(14,161	)
Depreciation and amortization:
Production	$	9,614		$	12,005
Corporate activities		99			121
	$	9,713		$	12,126
Interest expense:
Production	$	2,116		$	1,706
Marketing and distribution		627			588
Corporate activities		2,564			2,442
	$	5,307		$	4,736

Schedule of assets by operating segments

	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Total assets:
Production	$	471,891	$	492,060
Marketing and distribution		82,288		106,863
Corporate assets		16,930		13,572
	$	571,109	$	612,495