Acquisitions, Dispositions And Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Summarized Results Of Discontinued Operations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2019 (1)		2018 (1)		2017 (1)
Product revenues	$	638,122	$	884,072	$	328,874
Costs and expenses
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization expenses reflected below)		614,671		845,160		302,438
Selling, general and administrative expenses		5,931		7,775		4,659
Depreciation and amortization expenses		4,198		5,361		3,779
Total costs and expenses		624,800		858,296		310,876
Operating income		13,322		25,776		17,998
Other income (expense)
Interest income		182		147		10
Interest expense		(12,417)		(13,576)		(6,460)
Other, net		-		2,613		729
Total other expense		(12,235)		(10,816)		(5,721)
Income before income taxes		1,087		14,960		12,277
Income tax expense		(258)		(3,421)		(7,279)
Net income	$	829	$	11,539	$	4,998

(1)Product revenues, costs of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses include certain revenue and expense items which were previously considered intercompany transactions prior to the disposition of GPCC and therefore eliminated upon consolidation. These revenue and costs of goods sold transactions total $14.5 million, $24.6 million and $22.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished

Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Cash		$	2,107
Accounts receivable, net			16,142
Inventory			15,167
Prepaid expenses and other			853
Property and equipment			64,552
Other assets			79,389
Current liabilities			(8,837)
Deferred tax liabilities			(26,617)
	Total identifiable net assets		142,756
Goodwill			142,002
	Net assets disposed	$	284,758

Bluffton, Lakota and Riga Ethanol Plants [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished

Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Inventory		$	36,812
Prepaid expenses and other			189
Property and equipment			184,970
Other assets			1,717
Current liabilities			(746)
Other liabilities			(4,706)
	Total identifiable net assets		218,236
Goodwill			6,188
	Net assets disposed	$	224,424

Green Plains Cattle Company LLC [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished

Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Cash		$	2
Accounts receivable, net			17,920
Inventory			387,534
Derivative financial instruments			48,189
Property and equipment			71,678
Other assets			2,291
Current liabilities			(49,297)
Short-term notes payable and other borrowings			(38)
Current maturities of long-term debt			(324,028)
Long-term debt			(80)
Other liabilities			(403)
	Total identifiable net assets disposed	$	153,768

Green Plains Cattle Company LLC [Member] | Discontinued Operations [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished

	December 31, ‎2018
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2
Restricted cash		34,909
Accounts receivable, net of allowances		11,860
Inventories		432,283
Prepaid expenses and other		345
Current assets of discontinued operations	$	479,399
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization	$	71,341
Other assets		1,719
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations	$	73,060
Liabilities
Accounts payable	$	21,072
Accrued and other liabilities		6,410
Derivative financial instruments		16,924
Short-term notes payable and other borrowings		374,492
Current maturities of long-term debt		38
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	$	418,936
Long-term debt	$	80
Other liabilities		2
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations	$	82

Asset Purchase Agreement With Bartlett Cattle Company L.P. [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed

Amounts of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Accounts receivable		$	1,897
Inventory			104,809
Property and equipment, net			16,190
Current liabilities			(118)
	Total identifiable net assets	$	122,778

Asset Purchase Agreement With Cargill Cattle Feeders LLC [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed

Amounts of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Inventory		$	22,450
Prepaid expenses and other			52
Property and equipment, net			36,960
Current liabilities			(180)
	Total identifiable net assets	$	59,282