Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Classes of inventories

Major classes of inventories are as follows:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
Grain	$	325,536	$	570,916	$	227,014
Ethanol and by-products	8,365		13,154		9,696
Plant nutrients and cob products	161,562		181,136		128,573
Retail merchandise	26,079		23,810		25,647
Railcar repair parts	6,057		6,431		5,336
Other	190		208		198
	$	527,789	$	795,655	$	396,464