Mezzanine Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The following table rolls forward National Beef’s redeemable noncontrolling interests activity during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2018			2017
As of January 1,	$	412,128		$	321,962
Income allocated to redeemable noncontrolling interests	14,450			12,049
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(9,519		)	(7,117		)
Increase (decrease) in fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interests	(17,067		)	1,038
Balance, March 31,	$	399,992		$	327,932