Related Party Transactions (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues		$ 176,865	$ 197,253	$ 371,702	$ 346,724
Service fee revenues	[1]	9,490	6,330	14,126	11,255
Purchases of product		116,556	113,314	218,509	216,108
Lease income	[2]	1,994	1,582	3,861	3,245
Labor and benefits reimbursement	[3]	6,841	2,779	10,738	5,811
Other expenses	[4]	0	224	149	557
Accounts receivable	[5]	20,685	31,495	20,685	31,495	$ 13,362
Accounts payable	[6]	$ 10,022	$ 13,848	$ 10,022	$ 13,848	$ 13,784

[1] Service fee revenues include management fees, corn origination fees, ethanol and distillers dried grains (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.