Related Party Transactions (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Related party transactions entered into for the time periods presented
Sales revenues		$ 225,367	$ 177,724	$ 665,331	$ 549,426
Service fee revenues	[1]	14,397	3,800	28,433	13,290
Purchases of product		165,084	128,081	467,495	346,590
Lease income	[2]	1,850	1,300	4,559	4,662
Labor and benefits reimbursement	[3]	3,208	2,862	10,071	9,702
Other expenses	[4]	0	0	0	149
Accounts receivable	[5]	18,694	18,028	18,694	18,028	$ 26,254
Accounts payable	[6]	$ 27,413	$ 15,352	$ 27,413	$ 15,352	$ 23,961

[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.