Related Party Transactions (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues		$ 88,815	$ 198,068
Service fee revenues	[1]	5,117	4,627
Purchases of product		181,524	134,508
Lease income	[2]	1,582	1,287
Labor and benefits reimbursement	[3]	3,567	3,690
Accounts receivable	[4]	27,438	19,999	$ 30,252
Accounts payable	[5]	$ 33,184	$ 19,888	$ 27,866

[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.

[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] Accounts receivable represents amounts due from related parties for sales of corn, leasing revenue and service fees.

[5] Accounts payable represents amounts due to related parties for purchases of ethanol and other various items.