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Segment Information (Summary Of Financial Data) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 837,858		$ 804,696		$ 1,571,747		$ 1,570,172
Gross profit (loss)	78,315		32,611		179,064		59,825
Operating income (loss)	58,946		18,562		137,290		31,267
Revenue From External Customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	837,858		804,696		1,571,747		1,570,172
Revenue Including Intersegment Activity [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,843,479		1,478,370		3,497,258		2,790,404
Ethanol Production [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit (loss)	35,171		10,729		106,859		11,959
Operating income (loss)	30,111		7,006		96,337		4,657
Ethanol Production [Member] | Revenue From External Customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	(71,054)	[1]	34,338	[1]	(98,486)	[1]	78,745	[1]
Ethanol Production [Member] | Intersegment Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	603,529		496,066		1,169,332		960,717
Ethanol Production [Member] | Revenue Including Intersegment Activity [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	532,475		530,404		1,070,846		1,039,462
Corn Oil Production [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit (loss)	10,931		7,873		18,746		15,782
Operating income (loss)	10,874		7,821		18,582		15,631
Corn Oil Production [Member] | Revenue From External Customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	(7)	[1]
Corn Oil Production [Member] | Intersegment Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	20,381		16,315		36,765		32,014
Corn Oil Production [Member] | Revenue Including Intersegment Activity [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	20,374		16,315		36,765		32,014
Agribusiness [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit (loss)	2,499		945		5,475		2,171
Operating income (loss)	1,269		248		2,205		617
Agribusiness [Member] | Revenue From External Customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	33,488	[1]	15,998	[1]	51,729	[1]	38,124	[1]
Agribusiness [Member] | Intersegment Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	347,116		159,170		651,354		224,088
Agribusiness [Member] | Revenue Including Intersegment Activity [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	380,604		175,168		703,083		262,212
Marketing And Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit (loss)	9,899		13,404		50,615		30,459
Operating income (loss)	4,391		9,210		36,885		22,196
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Revenue From External Customers [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	875,431	[1]	754,360	[1]	1,618,504	[1]	1,453,303	[1]
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Intersegment Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	34,595		2,123		68,060		3,413
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Revenue Including Intersegment Activity [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	910,026		756,483		1,686,564		1,456,716
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit (loss)	19,815		(340)		(2,631)		(546)
Operating income (loss)	19,815		(340)		(2,571)		(500)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	(1,005,621)		(673,674)		(1,925,511)		(1,220,232)
Corporate Activities [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ (7,514)		$ (5,383)		$ (14,148)		$ (11,334)
[1] Revenues from external customers include realized gains and losses from derivative financial instruments.

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Aggregate revenue less cost of goods and services sold or operating expenses directly attributable to the revenue generation activity.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

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-Section S99

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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