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Dec. 31, 2020 gal / yr bbl / d refinery ethanol_plant plant
Description Of Business, Basis Of Presentation, And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of petroleum refineries owned | refinery | 15
Combined throughput capacity of petroleum refining (barrels per day) | bbl / d | 3.2
Number of ethanol plants owned | ethanol_plant | 13
Combined production capacity of ethanol (gallons per year) | 1,690
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Description Of Business, Basis Of Presentation, And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life | 20 years
Typical post-delivery payment terms (in days) | 2 days
Maximum [Member] |
Description Of Business, Basis Of Presentation, And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life | 30 years
Typical post-delivery payment terms (in days) | 10 days
Corn Processing Facilities [Member] |
Description Of Business, Basis Of Presentation, And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Property, plant, and equipment, useful life | 20 years
Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC (DGD) [Member] |
Description Of Business, Basis Of Presentation, And Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of renewable diesel plants owned by joint venture | plant | 1
Production capacity of renewable diesel (gallons per year) | 290

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