Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities on a Recurring Basis (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	$ 41,606	[1]	$ 40,438	[1]
Available-for-sale debt maturities	6,468	[1]	8,026	[1]
Readily marketable inventory	10,250	[2]	7,930	[2]
Derivative instruments	3,566	[3]	2,353	[3]
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	1,698	[3]	563	[3]
Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	15,403	[1]	27,977	[1]
Available-for-sale debt maturities	6,468	[1]	8,026	[1]
Readily marketable inventory	6,655	[2]	2,603	[2]
Derivative instruments	873	[3]	96	[3]
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	1,357	[3]	459	[3]
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets
Available-for-sale securities	26,203	[1]	12,461	[1]
Readily marketable inventory	3,595	[2]	5,327	[2]
Derivative instruments	2,693	[3]	2,257	[3]
Liabilities
Derivative instruments	$ 341	[3]	$ 104	[3]

[1] Where there are quoted market prices that are readily available in an active market, securities are classified as Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 available-for-sale investments are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned and debt securities are valued using a market quote in an active market. All Level 2 available-for-sale securities are one class because they all contain similar risks and are valued using market prices and include securities where the markets are not active, that is where there are few transactions, or the prices are not current or the prices vary considerably over time. Inputs include directly or indirectly observable inputs such as quoted prices. Level 3 available-for-sale securities would include securities where valuation is based on unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

[2] Readily marketable inventory are commodity inventories that are reported at fair value based on commodity exchange quotations. Canola seed inventories are valued based on the quoted market price multiplied by the quantity of inventory and are classified as Level 1. Canola oil and meal inventories are classified as Level 2 because the inputs are directly observable, such as the quoted market price of the corresponding soybean commodity.

[3] Included in this caption are three types of agricultural commodity derivative contracts: swaps, exchange traded futures, and forward commodity purchase and sale contracts. The exchange traded futures contracts are valued based on quoted prices in active markets multiplied by the number of contracts and are classified as Level 1. The swaps are classified as Level 2 because the inputs are directly observable, such as the quoted market prices for relevant commodity futures contracts. The swaps are valued based on the difference of the arithmetic average of the quoted market price of the relevant underlying multiplied by the notional quantities, and the arithmetic average of the prices specified in the instrument multiplied by the notional quantities.