Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information, By Segment

		For the Three Month						For the Six Month
		Period Ended June 30,						Period Ended June 30,
		2013			2012			2013			2012
Net Revenues:
Beef Processing Services	$	1,920,423		$	1,913,666		$	3,709,865		$	3,705,645
Investment Banking & Capital Markets		651,509			–			651,509			–
Domestic Real Estate		3,673			3,409			8,015			6,830
Medical Product Development		119			125			220			199
Other Operations		111,015			110,898			225,400			223,663
Corporate		18,411			(282,057	)		436,896			568,881
Total consolidated net revenues	$	2,705,150		$	1,746,041		$	5,031,905		$	4,505,218
Income (loss) from continuing operations before
income taxes and income related to
associated companies:
Beef Processing Services	$	27,286		$	46,937		$	6,772		$	29,340
Investment Banking & Capital Markets		77,603			–			77,603			–
Domestic Real Estate		(591	)		(2,073	)		(471	)		(3,182	)
Medical Product Development		(8,633	)		(11,252	)		(18,043	)		(21,305	)
Other Operations		(16,389	)		(583	)		(17,557	)		6,394
Corporate		(33,828	)		(320,729	)		315,113			431,361
Total consolidated income (loss) from
continuing operations before income
taxes and income related to
associated companies	$	45,448		$	(287,700	)	$	363,417		$	442,608
Depreciation and amortization expenses:
Beef Processing Services	$	21,855		$	20,757		$	43,588		$	41,065
Investment Banking & Capital Markets		18,934			–			18,934			–
Domestic Real Estate		877			868			1,769			1,743
Medical Product Development		213			213			435			423
Other Operations		5,527			9,686			12,279			19,386
Corporate		2,994			7,154			6,170			13,136
Total consolidated depreciation and
amortization expenses	$	50,400		$	38,678		$	83,175		$	75,753