Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Operating activities
Net income	$ 26,029	$ 12,312
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	13,856	14,801
Bad debt expense	377	269
Cash distributions in excess of income of unconsolidated affiliates	45,061	531
Gain on sale of investments in affiliates	(17,055)	0
Gains on sales of railcars and related leases	(10,769)	(9,699)
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangement	(1,608)	(55)
Deferred income taxes	6,264	805
Stock-based compensation expense	1,462	768
Other	(2,504)	102
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(19,390)	11,815
Inventories	(110,661)	23,299
Commodity derivatives	(86,842)	(34,915)
Other assets	(1,730)	(9,534)
Accounts payable for grain	(408,185)	(398,656)
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses	67,082	52,174
Net cash used in operating activities	(498,613)	(335,983)
Investing Activities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(3,345)
Purchases of railcars	(14,005)	(44,241)
Proceeds from sale of railcars	25,465	36,144
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(5,523)	(6,194)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	108	68
Proceeds from sale of investments in affiliates	31,457	0
Change in restricted cash	(244)	(237)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	37,258	(17,805)
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings	226,100	267,881
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	3,598	25,254
Payments of long-term debt	(30,560)	(17,888)
Proceeds from sale of treasury shares to employees and directors	1,499	1,587
Payment of debt issuance costs	(3,175)	(46)
Dividends paid	(3,107)	(2,989)
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangement	1,608	55
Net cash provided by financing activities	195,963	273,854
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(265,392)	(79,934)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	309,085	138,218
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	43,693	58,284
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Capital project costs incurred but not yet paid	4,020	4,372
Purchase of capitalized software through seller-financing	$ 2,562	$ 4,294