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Goodwill | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Intangible Asset Disclosure Text Block [Abstract] |
Goodwill | Goodwill Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (in thousands):
| Feed Ingredients | Food Ingredients | Fuel Ingredients | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 813,621 |  | $ | 317,008 |  | $ | 111,178 |  | $ | 1,241,807 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (15,914 | ) | — |  | — |  | (15,914 | )
| 797,707 |  | 317,008 |  | 111,178 |  | 1,225,893 |
Goodwill acquired during year | 1,880 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,880 |
Foreign currency translation | 34,308 |  | 24,086 |  | 12,099 |  | 70,493 |
Balance at September 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 849,809 |  | 341,094 |  | 123,277 |  | 1,314,180 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (15,914 | ) | — |  | — |  | (15,914 | )
| $ | 833,895 |  | $ | 341,094 |  | $ | 123,277 |  | $ | 1,298,266 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2144439 + Details
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