COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies The Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. After taking into consideration legal counsels’ evaluations of such actions, management is of the opinion that their outcome will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. One Earth and NuGen have combined forward purchase contracts for approximately 9.1 million bushels of corn, the principal raw material for their ethanol plants. They expect to take delivery of the grain through March 2018. One Earth and NuGen have combined sales commitments for approximately 29.8 million gallons of ethanol, approximately 108,000 tons of distillers grains and approximately 16.7 million pounds of non-food grade corn oil. They expect to deliver the ethanol, distillers grains and non-food grade corn oil through December 2017. The refined coal entity has various agreements (site license, operating agreements, etc.) containing payment terms based upon production of refined coal under which the Company is required to pay various fees. Since refined coal production began, these fees have totaled $2.4 million.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. After taking into consideration legal counsels’ evaluations of such actions, management is of the opinion that their outcome will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

One Earth and NuGen have combined forward purchase contracts for approximately 9.1 million bushels of corn, the principal raw material for their ethanol plants. They expect to take delivery of the grain through March 2018.

One Earth and NuGen have combined sales commitments for approximately 29.8 million gallons of ethanol, approximately 108,000 tons of distillers grains and approximately 16.7 million pounds of non-food grade corn oil. They expect to deliver the ethanol, distillers grains and non-food grade corn oil through December 2017.

The refined coal entity has various agreements (site license, operating agreements, etc.) containing payment terms based upon production of refined coal under which the Company is required to pay various fees. Since refined coal production began, these fees have totaled $2.4 million.