Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Operating activities
Net income	$ 43,044	$ 46,199
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	28,184	22,500
Bad debt expense	610	493
Cash distributions (less than) in excess of income of unconsolidated affiliates	(4,333)	9,451
Gains and amortization of deferred gains on sales of railcars and related leases	(14,616)	(8,674)
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities	278	35
Deferred income taxes	22,525	4,399
Stock based compensation expense	1,435	2,875
Other	714	62
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(7,517)	(36,277)
Inventories	331,596	176,766
Commodity derivatives	12,770	(27,790)
Other assets	7,017	1,624
Accounts payable for grain	(404,636)	(261,925)
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses	(76,184)	(63,758)
Net cash used in operating activities	(59,669)	(134,090)
Investing Activities
Purchase of investments	0	(19,996)
Proceeds from redemption of investment	0	19,998
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(3,345)	(93,112)
Purchases of railcars	(56,899)	(77,028)
Proceeds from sale of railcars	53,243	16,057
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(18,549)	(38,171)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	137	725
Proceeds from minority investor	0	6,100
Change in restricted cash	(474)	13,007
Net cash used in investing activities	(25,887)	(172,420)
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings	25,781	238,108
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	36,391	106,878
Payments of long-term debt	(34,708)	(30,675)
Proceeds from sale of treasury shares to employees and directors	1,547	1,350
Payment of debt issuance costs	(46)	(72)
Dividends paid	(5,985)	(5,574)
Excess Tax Benefit (Tax Deficiency) from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities	278	35
Net cash provided by financing activities	23,258	310,050
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(62,298)	3,540
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	138,218	20,390
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	75,920	23,930
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Capitalized software costs incurred but not yet paid	3,839	0
Purchase of capitalized software through seller-financing	$ 9,393	$ 0