Related Party Transactions (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues		$ 177,724	$ 230,409	$ 549,426	$ 577,133
Service fee revenues	[1]	3,800	3,610	13,290	14,865
Purchases of product		128,081	123,051	346,590	339,159
Lease income	[2]	1,300	1,542	4,662	4,787
Labor and benefits reimbursement	[3]	2,862	2,950	9,702	8,761
Other expenses	[4]	0	269	149	827
Accounts receivable	[5]	18,028	19,799	18,028	19,799	$ 13,362
Accounts payable	[6]	$ 15,352	$ 15,929	$ 15,352	$ 15,929	$ 13,784

[1] Service fee revenues include management fees, corn origination fees, ethanol and distillers dried grains (DDG) marketing fees, and other commissions.

[2] Lease income includes the lease of the Company’s Albion, Michigan and Clymers, Indiana grain facilities as well as certain railcars to the various ethanol LLCs and IANR.

[3] The Company provides all operational labor to the unconsolidated ethanol LLCs and charges them an amount equal to the Company’s costs of the related services.

[4] Other expenses include payments to IANR for repair facility rent and use of their railroad reporting mark, payment to LTG for the lease of railcars and other various expenses.

[5] Accounts receivable represents amounts due from related parties for sales of corn, leasing revenue and service fees.

[6] Accounts payable represents amounts due to related parties for purchases of ethanol and other various items.