Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 21,880	$ 26,563
Supplies, semen and embryos
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	1,278	1,402
Work in process
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	5,831	6,290
Livestock
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	12,588	16,907
Feed
Inventory [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 2,183	$ 1,964

Gross amount, as of the balance sheet date, of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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