Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
(in thousands)
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	656,004	$	891,350	$	1,239,163	$	1,727,845
Ethanol	226,388		222,240		415,208		421,549
Plant Nutrient	311,895		330,339		419,525		442,241
Rail	33,409		38,601		85,711		84,965
Turf & Specialty	42,913		43,144		86,638		90,331
Retail	41,473		41,290		69,131		72,003
Total	$	1,312,082	$	1,566,964	$	2,315,376	$	2,838,934

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	3,362	$	1	$	3,362	$	333
Plant Nutrient	2,161		4,015		9,528		11,712
Rail	109		105		218		209
Turf & Specialty	835		841		1,642		1,840
Total	$	6,467	$	4,962	$	14,750	$	14,094

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014		2013
Interest expense (income)
Grain	$	2,705		$	2,474		$	5,480	$	6,323
Ethanol	76			280			176		606
Plant Nutrient	960			797			1,731		1,715
Rail	1,904			1,429			3,560		2,942
Turf & Specialty	422			346			840		748
Retail	164			152			334		367
Other	(85		)	(623		)	27		(1,442		)
Total	$	6,146		$	4,855		$	12,148	$	11,259

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net
Grain	$	8,467	$	5,027	$	10,351	$	12,937
Ethanol	23,746		4,983		42,363		4,877
Total	$	32,213	$	10,010	$	52,714	$	17,814

	Three months ended June 30,					Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2014		2013			2014		2013
Other income (expense), net
Grain (a)	$	975	$	(349	)	$	19,321	$	222
Ethanol	356		199			130		430
Plant Nutrient	391		164			576		139
Rail	787		702			1,497		1,648
Turf & Specialty	467		175			774		450
Retail	190		100			302		214
Other	631		301			809		915
Total	$	3,797	$	1,292		$	23,409	$	4,018

 (a) Increase is related to gain on LTG partial share redemption. See Note 8. Related Party Transactions for details of the LTG gain in the first quarter of 2014.

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	10,355		$	2,053		$	21,661		$	10,352
Ethanol	33,904			10,601			53,728			13,080
Plant Nutrient	25,004			23,240			23,593			22,678
Rail	6,684			9,680			21,729			24,254
Turf & Specialty	1,998			2,195			3,373			6,196
Retail	1,637			1,539			(698		)	(1,630		)
Other	(9,567		)	(2,289		)	(16,791		)	(6,254		)
Noncontrolling interests	5,069			1,193			8,390			927
Total	$	75,084		$	48,212		$	114,985		$	69,603

(in thousands)	June 30, 2014		December 31, 2013		June 30, 2013
Identifiable assets
Grain	$	823,957	$	921,914	$	794,913
Ethanol	255,077		229,797		207,977
Plant Nutrient	235,241		268,238		240,192
Rail	312,354		312,654		298,525
Turf & Specialty	85,696		89,939		73,343
Retail	46,319		44,910		50,313
Other	133,984		406,104		155,718
Total	$	1,892,628	$	2,273,556	$	1,820,981