Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
(in thousands)
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	718,911	$	797,130	$	1,418,772	$	1,435,097
Ethanol	167,758		164,704		318,428		297,452
Plant Nutrient	308,797		259,823		484,157		383,472
Rail	32,046		29,501		67,905		58,411
Turf & Specialty	43,845		41,551		88,972		88,821
Retail	44,477		45,458		74,733		76,588
Other	—		—		—		—
Total	$	1,315,834	$	1,338,167	$	2,452,967	$	2,339,841

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	2
Ethanol	—		—		—		—
Plant Nutrient	5,334		3,221		8,417		8,606
Rail	208		—		411		189
Turf & Specialty	497		627		1,473		1,332
Retail	—		—		—		—
Other	—		—		—		—
Total	$	6,039	$	3,849	$	10,302	$	10,129

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012			2011
Interest expense (income)
Grain	$	2,687	$	3,859	$	5,939		$	8,699
Ethanol	185		274		209			686
Plant Nutrient	632		973		1,342			1,816
Rail	1,156		1,511		2,334			2,958
Turf & Specialty	312		372		668			821
Retail	157		207		353			467
Other	251		366		(135		)	(549		)
Total	$	5,380	$	7,562	$	10,710		$	14,898

	Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2012			2011		2012			2011
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
Grain	$	7,505		$	5,428	$	13,457		$	11,658
Ethanol	(2,410		)	7,082		(4,081		)	8,096
Plant Nutrient	1			2		3			4
Rail	—			—		—			—
Turf & Specialty	—			—		—			—
Retail	—			—		—			—
Other	—			—		—			—
Total	$	5,096		$	12,512	$	9,379		$	19,758

	Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2012			2011		2012		2011
Other income, net
Grain	$	489		$	522	$	1,316	$	1,102
Ethanol	20			37		36		95
Plant Nutrient	1,010			134		1,128		259
Rail	824			841		1,600		1,594
Turf & Specialty	289			259		490		549
Retail	155			144		279		300
Other	(116		)	81		1,068		425
Total	$	2,671		$	2,018	$	5,917	$	4,324

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	15,277		$	36,541		$	34,712		$	51,642
Ethanol	(2,105		)	8,830			(1,984		)	12,401
Plant Nutrient	27,953			24,077			33,781			29,191
Rail	7,199			2,763			15,217			6,309
Turf & Specialty	2,753			1,778			4,955			5,056
Retail	1,428			1,877			(1,321		)	(787		)
Other	(5,950		)	(4,673		)	(10,157		)	(5,547		)
Noncontrolling interests	(728		)	817			(1,407		)	939
Total	$	45,827		$	72,010		$	73,796		$	99,204

(in thousands)	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		June 30, 2011
Identifiable assets
Grain	$	844,526	$	883,395	$	772,995
Ethanol	212,094		148,975		93,059
Plant Nutrient	214,617		240,543		281,691
Rail	310,651		246,188		214,971
Turf & Specialty	66,580		69,487		61,141
Retail	56,986		52,018		54,243
Other	89,320		93,517		65,749
Total	$	1,794,774	$	1,734,123	$	1,543,849