Related Party Transactions (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues	$ 221,994		$ 309,705
Service fee revenues	5,638	[1]	5,801	[1]
Purchases of product	155,015		161,955
Lease income	1,664	[2]	1,552	[2]
Labor and benefits reimbursement	2,868	[3]	2,643	[3]
Other expenses	486	[4]	358	[4]
Accounts receivable at June 30	30,609	[5]	12,550	[5]
Accounts payable at June 30	$ 24,454	[6]	$ 24,967	[6]

[1] Service fee revenues include management fee, corn origination fee, ethanol and DDG marketing fees, and other commissions.

[2] Lease income includes the lease of the Company’s Albion, Michigan and Clymers, Indiana grain facilities as well as certain railcars to the various ethanol LLCs and IANR.

[3] The Company provides all operational labor to the unconsolidated ethanol LLCs and charges them an amount equal to the Company’s costs of the related services.

[4] Other expenses include payments to IANR for repair facility rent and use of their railroad reporting mark, payment to LTG for the lease of railcars and other various expenses.

[5] Accounts receivable represents amounts due from related parties for sales of corn, leasing revenue and service fees.

[6] Accounts payable represents amounts due to related parties for purchases of ethanol and other various items.