Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
(in thousands)
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	765,833	$	677,484	$	2,493,678	$	2,096,256
Ethanol	213,384		209,634		634,933		528,062
Plant Nutrient	95,681		135,144		537,922		619,301
Rail	47,523		59,703		132,488		127,608
Turf & Specialty	27,624		21,509		117,955		110,481
Retail	31,329		34,928		103,332		109,661
Total	$	1,181,374	$	1,138,402	$	4,020,308	$	3,591,369

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	—	$	—	$	333	$	1
Plant Nutrient	4,243		3,481		15,955		11,898
Rail	109		105		318		516
Turf & Specialty	516		521		1,869		1,994
Total	$	4,868	$	4,107	$	18,475	$	14,409

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2012			2013			2012
Interest expense (income)
Grain	$	1,391	$	3,465		$	7,714		$	9,404
Ethanol	289		284			895			493
Plant Nutrient	746		725			2,461			2,067
Rail	1,220		1,229			4,162			3,563
Turf & Specialty	203		238			951			906
Retail	152		217			519			570
Other	1,347		(676		)	(95		)	(811		)
Total	$	5,348	$	5,482		$	16,607		$	16,192

	Three months ended September 30,					Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2012			2013		2012
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
Grain	$	12,003	$	9,249		$	24,940	$	22,706
Ethanol	10,174		(3,224		)	15,051		(7,305		)
Plant Nutrient	—		2			—		5
Total	$	22,177	$	6,027		$	39,991	$	15,406

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Other income (expense), net
Grain	$	1,216	$	526	$	1,438	$	1,842
Ethanol	35		1		465		37
Plant Nutrient	320		523		459		1,651
Rail	5,031		1,695		6,679		3,295
Turf & Specialty	135		181		585		671
Retail	102		117		316		396
Other	766		449		1,681		1,517
Total	$	7,605	$	3,492	$	11,623	$	9,409

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	14,323		$	10,807		$	24,675		$	45,519
Ethanol	10,904			(936		)	23,984			(2,920		)
Plant Nutrient	(1,643		)	759			21,035			34,540
Rail	12,360			19,071			36,614			34,288
Turf & Specialty	(83		)	(1,571		)	6,113			3,384
Retail	(2,043		)	(1,769		)	(3,673		)	(3,090		)
Other	(6,309		)	(344		)	(12,563		)	(10,501		)
Noncontrolling interests	878			(1,693		)	1,805			(3,100		)
Total	$	28,387		$	24,324		$	97,990		$	98,120

(in thousands)	September 30, 2013		December 31, 2012		September 30, 2012
Identifiable assets
Grain	$	784,869	$	1,076,986	$	942,629
Ethanol	207,530		206,975		214,858
Plant Nutrient	258,772		257,980		268,982
Rail	294,528		289,467		309,847
Turf & Specialty	71,600		82,683		55,638
Retail	51,465		51,772		56,795
Other	213,527		216,441		142,691
Total	$	1,882,291	$	2,182,304	$	1,991,440