Related Party Transactions (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues		$ 230,409	$ 247,451	$ 577,133	$ 766,553
Service fee revenues	[1]	3,610	5,732	14,865	17,573
Purchases of product		123,051	140,843	339,159	465,459
Lease income	[2]	1,542	1,426	4,787	4,686
Labor and benefits reimbursement	[3]	2,950	2,804	8,761	8,603
Other expenses	[4]	269	301	827	1,025
Accounts receivable	[5]	19,799	21,407	19,799	21,407	$ 25,049
Accounts payable	[6]	$ 15,929	$ 21,911	$ 15,929	$ 21,911	$ 17,687

[1] Service fee revenues include management fees, corn origination fees, 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.