Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Operating activities
Net income	$ 61,083	$ 61,390
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	41,635	35,330
Bad debt expense	700	1,118
Cash distributions (less than) in excess of income of unconsolidated affiliates	(22,486)	8,984
Gains and amortization of deferred gains on sales of railcars and related leases	(17,376)	(22,260)
Excess Tax Benefit from share-based payment arrangement	602	39
Deferred income taxes	24,185	6,893
Stock based compensation expense	2,337	3,303
Other	3	(106)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	29,468	(31,522)
Inventories	348,172	91,035
Commodity derivatives	63,074	(60,286)
Other assets	(263)	(4,211)
Accounts payable for grain	(341,078)	(141,839)
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses	(59,891)	13,483
Net cash used in operating activities	128,961	(38,727)
Investing Activities
Purchase of investments	(49,249)	(19,996)
Proceeds from redemption of investment	0	19,998
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(11,148)	(92,686)
Purchases of railcars	(71,554)	(102,853)
Proceeds from sale of railcars	87,620	57,315
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(31,355)	(51,682)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	351	817
Proceeds from minority investor	0	6,100
Change in restricted cash	233	18,491
Net cash used in investing activities	(75,102)	(164,496)
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings	(24,219)	204,022
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	53,794	125,076
Payments of long-term debt	(80,473)	(58,820)
Proceeds from sale of treasury shares to employees and directors	1,687	1,366
Payment of debt issuance costs	(46)	(110)
Dividends paid	(8,981)	(8,370)
Excess Tax Benefit from share-based payment arrangement	602	39
Net cash provided by financing activities	(57,636)	263,203
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(3,777)	59,980
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	138,218	20,390
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	134,441	80,370
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Capitalized software costs incurred but not yet paid	5,477	2,635
Purchase of capitalized software through seller-financing	$ 10,477	$ 6,102