Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Revenues from external customers
Grain	$	550,189	$	545,320	$	1,611,992	$	1,705,393
Ethanol	139,413		137,765		396,626		413,130
Plant Nutrient	101,770		149,303		588,797		660,440
Rail	38,201		44,758		118,152		134,497
Retail	30,039		31,947		96,168		101,562
Total	$	859,612	$	909,093	$	2,811,735	$	3,015,022

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Inter-segment sales
Grain	$	7	$	404	$	1,632	$	2,534
Plant Nutrient	61		53		422		517
Rail	328		388		1,062		813
Total	$	396	$	845	$	3,116	$	3,864

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2016			2015			2016			2015
Income (loss) before income taxes
Grain	$	1,879		$	131		$	(28,563	)	$	4,024
Ethanol	9,541			5,888			13,048			20,833
Plant Nutrient	(7,231		)	(11,114		)	18,008			8,183
Rail	6,754			11,913			22,698			43,915
Retail	(1,578		)	(769		)	(2,644		)	(1,483		)
Other	(6,539		)	(8,781		)	(19,612		)	(23,955		)
Noncontrolling interests	1,619			277			1,711			1,433
Total	$	4,445		$	(2,455	)	$	4,646		$	52,950

(in thousands)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015		September 30, 2015
Identifiable assets
Grain	$	721,412	$	1,010,810	$	852,388
Ethanol	174,822		183,080		186,250
Plant Nutrient	462,328		531,753		546,673
Rail	383,631		405,702		413,955
Retail	42,880		44,135		45,403
Other	199,338		183,621		147,025
Total	$	1,984,411	$	2,359,101	$	2,191,694