Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Information [Abstract]
Summary Of Financial Data	Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019Revenues: Ethanol production: Revenues from external customers $ 2,153,368 $ 1,502,481 $ 1,700,615Intersegment revenues - 100 100Total segment revenues 2,153,368 1,502,581 1,700,715Agribusiness and energy services: Revenues from external customers 669,526 416,403 709,767Intersegment revenues 21,958 27,468 27,184Total segment revenues 691,484 443,871 736,951Partnership: Revenues from external customers 4,274 4,835 6,856Intersegment revenues 74,178 78,510 75,531Total segment revenues 78,452 83,345 82,387Revenues including intersegment activity 2,923,304 2,029,797 2,520,053Intersegment eliminations (96,136) (106,078) (102,815)Total Revenues $ 2,827,168 $ 1,923,719 $ 2,417,238 Refer to Note 4 – Revenue, for further disaggregation of revenue by operating segment. Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019Cost of goods sold: Ethanol production $ 2,063,283 $ 1,507,335 $ 1,791,099Agribusiness and energy services 657,375 409,407 697,752Partnership - - -Intersegment eliminations (95,549) (104,579) (103,904) $ 2,625,109 $ 1,812,163 $ 2,384,947 ‎ Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019Operating income (loss): Ethanol production (1) $ (27,996) $ (129,618) $ (178,575)Agribusiness and energy services 17,458 15,773 22,701Partnership 48,672 50,437 50,635Intersegment eliminations (587) (1,400) 1,188Corporate activities (2) (12,039) (57,888) (38,519) $ 25,508 $ (122,696) $ (142,570) (1)Operating loss for the ethanol production segment for fiscal year 2020 includes a goodwill impairment charge of $24.1 million and $3.9 million loss on sale of assets from the sale of the Hereford, Texas ethanol plant.(2)Corporate activities for fiscal year 2021 include a $29.6 million net gain on sale of assets primarily from the sale of the Ord, Nebraska ethanol plant. Corporate activities for fiscal year 2020 include a $18.5 million loss on sale of assets from the sale of the Hereford, Texas ethanol plant and a $1.5 million net gain from sale of GPCC. Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019Depreciation and amortization: Ethanol production $ 82,969 $ 67,956 $ 63,073Agribusiness and energy services 2,535 2,512 2,222Partnership 3,737 3,806 3,441Corporate activities 2,711 3,970 3,391 $ 91,952 $ 78,244 $ 72,127 Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019Capital expenditures: Ethanol production $ 181,731 $ 109,970 $ 72,374Agribusiness and energy services 2,896 1,195 2,251Partnership 668 162 305Corporate activities 1,976 472 1,542 $ 187,271 $ 111,799 $ 76,472
Summary Of Total Assets For Operating Segments	Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020Total assets (1): Ethanol production $ 1,101,151 $ 900,963Agribusiness and energy services 487,164 378,720Partnership 100,349 91,205Corporate assets 524,206 228,074Intersegment eliminations (53,115) (20,045) $ 2,159,755 $ 1,578,917 (1)Asset balances by segment exclude intercompany balances.