Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information (Tables) [Abstract]

Segment Information

		$0,000,000		$0,000,000		$0,000,000
	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	2,849,358	$	1,936,813	$	1,734,574
Ethanol		641,546		468,639		419,404
Plant Nutrient		690,631		619,330		491,293
Rail		107,459		94,816		92,789
Turf & Specialty		129,716		123,549		125,306
Retail		157,621		150,644		161,938
Other		—		—		—
Total	$	4,576,331	$	3,393,791	$	3,025,304

		$0,000,000		$0,000,000		$0,000,000
	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	2	$	3	$	9
Ethanol		—		—		—
Plant Nutrient		16,527		13,517		12,245
Rail		593		637		634
Turf & Specialty		2,062		1,636		1,504
Retail		—		—		—
Other		—		—		—
Total	$	19,184	$	15,793	$	14,392

		$0,000,000			$0,000,000		$0,000,000
	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010		2009
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliates
Grain	$	23,748		$	15,648	$	5,816
Ethanol		17,715			10,351		11,636
Plant Nutrient		(13	)		8		8
Rail		—			—		—
Turf & Specialty		—			—		—
Retail		—			—		—
Other		—			—		3
Total	$	41,450		$	26,007	$	17,463

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Other income, net
Grain	$	2,462	$	2,557	$	2,030
Ethanol		159		176		289
Plant Nutrient		704		1,298		1,755
Rail		2,866		4,502		485
Turf & Specialty		880		1,335		1,131
Retail		638		608		683
Other		213		1,176		1,958
Total	$	7,922	$	11,652	$	8,331

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010		2009
Interest expense (income)
Grain	$	13,277		$	6,686	$	8,735
Ethanol		1,048			1,629		628
Plant Nutrient		3,517			3,901		3,933
Rail		5,677			4,928		4,468
Turf & Specialty		1,381			1,604		1,429
Retail		899			1,039		961
Other		(543	)		78		534
Total	$	25,256		$	19,865	$	20,688

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011			2010			2009
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	87,288		$	64,374		$	33,777
Ethanol		23,344			17,013			17,577
Plant Nutrient		38,267			30,062			11,294
Rail		9,778			107			(1,034	)
Turf & Specialty		2,000			3,443			4,735
Retail		(1,520	)		(2,534	)		(2,843	)
Other		(12,998	)		(8,541	)		(3,225	)
Noncontrolling interest		1,719			219			1,215
Total	$	147,878		$	104,143		$	61,496

	December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Identifiable assets
Grain	$	883,395	$	978,273	$	451,056
Ethanol		148,975		121,207		145,985
Plant Nutrient		240,543		208,548		205,968
Rail (b) (c)		246,188		196,149		194,748
Turf & Specialty		69,487		62,643		63,353
Retail		52,018		52,430		45,696
Other		93,517		80,140		177,585
Total	$	1,734,123	$	1,699,390	$	1,284,391

^(a)  Rail acquired 100% of newly issued cumulative convertible preferred shares in the amount of $13.1 million in 2010.

^(b)  Rail also had purchases of railcars in the amount of $64.2 million, $18.4 million and $25.0 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Capital expenditures
Grain	$	24,284	$	10,343	$	6,129
Ethanol		—		—		16
Plant Nutrient		13,296		7,631		6,610
Rail		1,478		927		297
Turf & Specialty		2,089		2,237		1,305
Retail		1,230		8,827		1,157
Other		1,785		932		1,046
Total	$	44,162	$	30,897	$	16,560

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Cash invested in affiliates
Ethanol	$	—	$	395	$	1,100
Plant Nutrient		21		—		—
Other		100		—		100
Total	$	121	$	395	$	1,200

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Acquisition of businesses
Grain	$	—	$	39,293	$	—
Plant Nutrient		2,365		—		30,480
Total	$	2,365	$	39,293	$	30,480

	Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2011		2010		2009
Depreciation and amortization
Grain	$	9,625	$	7,580	$	5,161
Ethanol		382		371		371
Plant Nutrient		9,913		10,225		8,665
Rail		14,780		15,107		15,967
Turf & Specialty		1,801		2,032		2,314
Retail		2,770		2,400		2,286
Other		1,566		1,198		1,256
Total	$	40,837	$	38,913	$	36,020