Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	570,626	$	575,354	$	1,781,104	$	1,814,517
Ethanol	139,140		179,405		416,752		594,613
Plant Nutrient	149,303		133,440		660,440		639,603
Rail	44,758		32,022		134,497		117,733
Retail	31,947		32,706		101,562		101,837
Total	$	935,774	$	952,927	$	3,094,355	$	3,268,303

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	404	$	894	$	2,534	$	4,256
Plant Nutrient	53		42		517		520
Rail	388		109		813		327
Total	$	845	$	1,045	$	3,864	$	5,103

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	131		$	12,449		$	4,024		$	34,110
Ethanol	5,888			21,253			20,833			74,981
Plant Nutrient	(11,114		)	(3,014		)	8,183			23,952
Rail	11,913			4,160			43,915			25,889
Retail	(769		)	(968		)	(1,483		)	(1,666		)
Other	(8,781		)	(6,804		)	(23,955		)	(23,595		)
Noncontrolling interests	277			2,454			1,433			10,844
Total	$	(2,455	)	$	29,530		$	52,950		$	144,515

(in thousands)	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
Identifiable assets
Grain	$	852,388	$	1,137,437	$	713,352
Ethanol	186,250		197,888		257,194
Plant Nutrient	546,673		433,013		336,887
Rail	413,955		365,531		316,851
Retail	45,403		44,536		46,108
Other	147,025		186,287		412,600
Total	$	2,191,694	$	2,364,692	$	2,082,992