5. SEGMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Date for Operating Segments

	Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Net Sales
Ethanol Production:
Net sales to external customers	$	1,045,807		$	710,201		$	562,388
Intersegment net sales		1,169			–			–
Total production segment net sales		1,046,976			710,201			562,388
Marketing and distribution:
Net sales to external customers		578,951			480,975			545,024
Intersegment net sales		8,029			5,262			3,986
Total marketing and distribution net sales		586,980			486,237			549,010
Intersegment eliminations		(9,198	)		(5,262	)		(3,986	)
Net sales as reported	$	1,624,758		$	1,191,176		$	1,107,412

Cost of goods sold:
Ethanol production	$	1,018,181		$	719,833		$	473,598
Marketing and distribution		575,921			476,410			537,010
Intersegment eliminations		(21,176	)		(12,477	)		(11,681	)
Cost of goods sold as reported	$	1,572,926		$	1,183,766		$	998,927

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes:
Ethanol production	$	(6,882	)	$	(32,723	)	$	72,278
Marketing and distribution		4,517			3,200			6,068
Corporate activities		2,910			616			(37,207	)
	$	545		$	(28,907	)	$	41,139
Depreciation and amortization:
Ethanol production	$	34,528		$	23,091		$	12,509
Marketing and distribution		3			151			551
Corporate activities		910			390			126
	$	35,441		$	23,632		$	13,186

Interest expense:
Ethanol production	$	20,794	$	11,969	$	7,048
Marketing and distribution		1,404		625		566
Corporate activities		208		–		1,824
	$	22,406	$	12,594	$	9,438

Schedule of Assets by Operating Segments

	December 31,
	2016		2015
Total assets:
Ethanol production	$	542,688	$	535,583
Marketing and distribution		146,356		107,499
Corporate assets		19,194		31,598
	$	708,238	$	674,680