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Discontinued Operations - Disposal of Ethanol Plants
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
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Discontinued Operations – Disposal of Ethanol Plants
 
On November 22, 2013, the Company disposed of its ownership in its two ethanol plants.  The operating loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 is summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2013
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
 
Net Sales
 
$
91,031
 
$
180,072
 
Cost of goods sold
 
 
93,313
 
 
184,225
 
Gross loss
 
 
(2,282)
 
 
(4,153)
 
General and administrative expenses
 
 
1,682
 
 
3,393
 
Operating loss
 
 
(3,964)
 
 
(7,546)
 
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income
 
 
2,597
 
 
4,055
 
Interest expense
 
 
(1,959)
 
 
(3,844)
 
Loss before income taxes
 
 
(3,326)
 
 
(7,335)
 
Income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
—
 
 
—
 
Loss from discontinued operations
 
$
(3,326)
 
$
(7,335)
 
 
The carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities of the ethanol plants as of December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
267
 
Prepaid expenses
 
 
1
 
Other current assets
 
 
164
 
Assets held for sale
 
$
432
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
289
 
Liabilities held for sale
 
$
289
 
 
There were no assets and liabilities related to the ethanol plants as of June 30, 2014.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
During the time that the Company owned and operated its ethanol facilities, the Company sold its ethanol, distillers grain and corn oil products under the terms of marketing agreements. Revenue was recognized when risk of loss and title transferred upon shipment of ethanol, distillers grain or corn oil. In accordance with the marketing agreements, the Company recorded its revenues based on the amounts payable to us at the time of our sales of ethanol, distillers grain or corn oil. For our ethanol that was sold within the United States, the amount payable was equal to the average delivered price per gallon received by the marketing pool from Cargill Inc.’s (“Cargill”) customers, less average transportation and storage charges incurred by Cargill, and less a commission. We also sold a portion of our ethanol production to Cargill for export, which sales were shipped undenatured and were excluded from the marketing pool. For exported ethanol sales, the amount payable was equal to the contracted delivered price per gallon, less transportation and storage charges, and less a commission. The amount payable for distillers grain and corn oil was generally equal to the market price at the time of sale less a commission.
 
Cost of goods sold
 
During the time that the Company owned and operated its ethanol facilities, cost of goods sold primarily included costs of materials (primarily corn, natural gas, chemicals and denaturant), electricity, purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, shipping costs, lease costs, plant management, certain compensation costs and general facility overhead charges, including depreciation expense.
 
Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
During the time that the Company owned and operated its ethanol facilities, credit risk represented the accounting loss that would be recognized at the reporting date if counterparties failed completely to perform as contracted. Concentrations of credit risk, whether on- or off-balance sheet, that arose from financial instruments existed for groups of customers or counterparties when they had similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions described below.
 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Operating Subsidiaries recorded sales to Cargill representing 76% and 75%, respectively, of total net sales. The Operating Subsidiaries purchased corn, the largest cost component in producing ethanol, from Cargill. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, corn purchases from Cargill totaled $72.1 million and $142.5 million, respectively.
 
Depreciation Expense
 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, depreciation expense related to the property, plant and equipment at the ethanol plants and included in loss from discontinued operations was $6,832,000 and $13,699,000, respectively.
 
Rent Expense
 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, rent expense related to the ethanol plants and included in loss from discontinued operations totaled $2,821,000 and $5,619,000, respectively.