2. Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Date for Operating Segments

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Net Sales
Ethanol Production:
Net sales to external customers	$	266,299		$	248,158		$	767,171		$	456,114
Intersegment net sales		306			251			829			336
Total production segment net sales		266,605			248,409			768,000			456,450
Marketing and distribution:
Net sales to external customers		151,507			132,464			415,868			358,304
Intersegment net sales		2,018			1,792			5,861			3,364
Total marketing and distribution net sales		153,525			134,256			421,729			361,668
Intersegment eliminations		(2,324	)		(2,043	)		(6,690	)		(3,699	)
Net sales as reported	$	417,806		$	380,622		$	1,183,039		$	814,419

Cost of goods sold:
Ethanol production	$	262,964		$	261,069		$	759,210		$	468,229
Marketing and distribution		153,406			130,756			412,225			357,337
Intersegment eliminations		(4,928	)		(3,823	)		(13,533	)		(9,034	)
Cost of goods sold as reported	$	411,442		$	388,002		$	1,157,902		$	816,532

Loss before provision for income taxes:
Ethanol production	$	(2,903	)	$	(22,154	)	$	(19,171	)	$	(26,352	)
Marketing and distribution		(1,524	)		1,970			4,654			(161	)
Corporate activities		909			1,596			2,614			2,298
	$	(3,518	)	$	(18,588	)	$	(11,903	)	$	(24,215	)
Depreciation and amortization:
Ethanol production	$	8,631		$	8,195		$	25,839		$	14,585
Marketing and distribution		–			5			3			147
Corporate activities		226			155			684			371
	$	8,857		$	8,355		$	26,526		$	15,103

Interest expense:
Ethanol production	$	3,521	$	4,987	$	15,600	$	6,831
Marketing and distribution		353		180		1,043		356
Corporate activities		–		–		–		–
	$	3,874	$	5,167	$	16,643	$	7,187

Schedule of Assets by Operating Segments

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Total assets:
Ethanol production	$	512,285	$	536,013
Marketing and distribution		128,895		107,069
Corporate assets		15,946		31,598
	$	657,126	$	674,680