Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	3,617,943	$	3,293,632	$	2,849,358
Ethanol	831,965		742,929		641,546
Plant Nutrient	708,654		797,033		690,631
Rail	164,794		156,426		107,459
Turf & Specialty	140,512		131,026		129,716
Retail	140,706		150,964		157,621
Total	$	5,604,574	$	5,272,010	$	4,576,331

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	1	$	409	$	2
Plant Nutrient	17,537		16,135		16,527
Rail	427		622		593
Turf & Specialty	2,255		2,350		2,062
Total	$	20,220	$	19,516	$	19,184

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Interest expense (income)
Grain	$	9,567		$	12,174		$	13,277
Ethanol	1,038			759			1,048
Plant Nutrient	3,312			2,832			3,517
Rail	5,544			4,807			5,677
Turf & Specialty	1,237			1,233			1,381
Retail	689			776			899
Other	(527		)	(426		)	(543		)
Total	$	20,860		$	22,155		$	25,256

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012			2011
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
Grain	$	33,122	$	29,080		$	23,748
Ethanol	35,583		(12,598		)	17,715
Plant Nutrient	—		5			(13		)
Total	$	68,705	$	16,487		$	41,450

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Other income, net
Grain	$	2,120	$	2,548	$	2,462
Ethanol	399		53		159
Plant Nutrient	1,093		1,917		704
Rail	7,666		7,136		2,866
Turf & Specialty	690		784		880
Retail	501		554		638
Other	2,407		1,733		213
Total	$	14,876	$	14,725	$	7,922

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	46,805		$	63,597		$	87,288
Ethanol	50,600			(3,720		)	23,344
Plant Nutrient	27,275			39,254			38,267
Rail	42,785			42,841			9,778
Turf & Specialty	4,744			2,216			2,000
Retail	(7,534		)	(3,951		)	(1,520		)
Other	(20,925		)	(16,189		)	(12,998		)
Noncontrolling interests	5,763			(3,915		)	1,719
Total	$	149,513		$	120,133		$	147,878

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Identifiable assets
Grain (a)	$	921,914	$	1,076,986	$	883,395
Ethanol (b)	229,797		206,975		148,975
Plant Nutrient (b)	268,238		257,980		240,543
Rail (b)	312,654		289,467		246,188
Turf & Specialty (b)	89,939		82,683		69,487
Retail (c)	44,910		51,772		52,018
Other (d)	406,104		216,441		93,517
Total	$	2,273,556	$	2,182,304	$	1,734,123

(a) Decrease related to impact of prices on receivables and commodity derivative assets and lower inventory levels

(b) See Note 12. Business Acquisitions for identifiable assets acquired during the periods presented

(c) Decrease related to closing of the Woodville store in the first quarter of 2013 and asset impairments described in Note 3. Property, Plant, and Equipment

(d) Change driven by increase in cash and cash equivalents and capitalized software

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Capital expenditures
Grain	$	8,535	$	30,178	$	24,284
Ethanol	4,052		1,966		—
Plant Nutrient	17,094		18,038		13,296
Rail	4,135		3,896		1,478
Turf & Specialty	6,563		5,043		2,089
Retail	2,944		2,794		1,230
Other	3,463		7,102		1,785
Total	$	46,786	$	69,017	$	44,162

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired and investments in affiliates
Grain	$	51,544	$	116,888	$	—
Ethanol	—		77,400		—
Plant Nutrient	—		15,286		2,386
Rail	7,804		—		—
Turf & Specialty	4,103		10,683		—
Other	1,050		—		100
Total	$	64,501	$	220,257	$	2,486

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization
Grain (e)	$	15,620	$	9,554	$	9,625
Ethanol (f)	5,909		5,003		382
Plant Nutrient	14,143		12,014		9,913
Rail	12,031		15,929		14,780
Turf & Specialty	3,070		2,117		1,801
Retail	3,119		3,002		2,770
Other	1,415		1,358		1,566
Total	$	55,307	$	48,977	$	40,837

(e) Increase driven by acquisition of GPG in December 2012

(f) Increase driven by acquisition of TADE in May 2012