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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule Of Fair Values Of Derivative Financial Instruments |
| Asset Derivatives' |  | Liability Derivatives'
| Fair Value at December 31, |  | Fair Value at December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Derivative financial instruments (1) | $ | 11,859 | (2) | $ | (28,466) | (3) | $ | - |  | $ | -
Other assets |  | 3 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | -
Accrued and other liabilities |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 28,082 |  |  | 4,612
Total | $ | 11,862 |  | $ | (28,466) |  | $ | 28,082 |  | $ | 4,612
(1) Derivative financial instruments as reflected on the balance sheet include a margin dep osit assets of $24.5 million and $77.1 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. (2) Balance at December 31, 201 4, includes $0.6 million of net unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments. (3)Balance at December 31, 2013, includes $47.1 million of net unrealized losses on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments.
Schedule of Effective Portion of Cash Flow Hedges Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Effective Portion of Cash Flow Hedges Recognized in |  | Year Ended December 31,
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Commodity Contracts |  | $ | (299,684) |  | $ | (138,589) |  | $ | 49,999
Schedule Of Gains (Losses) On Derivative Instruments Not Designated In Hedging Relationship [Member] |
Schedule Of Gains (Losses) On Derivative Instruments Not Designated In Hedging Relationship |
Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments Not |  | Year Ended December 31,
Designated in a Hedging Relationship |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues |  | $ | 13,369 |  | $ | (10,855) |  | $ | (6,206)
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 165 |  |  | 12,701 |  |  | (12,050)
Net increase (decrease) recognized in earnings before tax |  | $ | 13,534 |  | $ | 1,846 |  | $ | (18,256)
Schedule Of Gain (Loss) Due To Ineffectiveness Of Cash Flow Hedges [Member] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance |
Gains (Losses) Due to Ineffectiveness |  | Year Ended December 31,
of Cash Flow Hedges |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues |  | $ | (326) |  | $ | (84) |  | $ | (10)
Cost of goods sold |  |  | 481 |  |  | (490) |  |  | -
Net increase (decrease) recognized in earnings before tax |  | $ | 155 |  | $ | (574) |  | $ | (10)
Schedule Of Gains (Losses) Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Into Net Income (Loss) [Member] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance |
Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | Year Ended December 31,
into Net Income |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Revenues |  | $ | (257,730) |  | $ | (96,736) |  | $ | (17,318)
Cost of goods sold |  |  | (43,853) |  |  | (25,852) |  |  | 56,848
Net increase (decrease) recognized in earnings before tax |  | $ | (301,583) |  | $ | (122,588) |  | $ | 39,530
Schedule Of Gain (Loss) From Fair Value Hedges Of Ethanol Inventory [Member] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance |
Gains (Losses) from Fair Value |  | Year Ended December 31,
Hedges of Inventory |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Cost of goods sold (effect of change in inventory value) |  | $ | 304 |  | $ | 102 |  | $ | -
Cost of goods sold (effect of fair value hedge) |  |  | 2,612 |  |  | 674 |  |  | -
Ineffectiveness recognized in earnings before tax |  | $ | 2,916 |  | $ | 776 |  | $ | -
Schedule Of Volumes of Open Commodity Derivative Positions [Member] |
Schedule Of Open Positition Derivative Financial Instruments |
December 31, 2014
|  | Exchange Traded |  | Non-Exchange Traded |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments |  | Net Long & (Short) (1) |  | Long (2) |  | (Short) (2) |  | Unit of Measure |  | Commodity
Futures |  | (4,410) |  |  |  |  |  | Bushels |  | Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
Futures |  | 3,675 | (3) |  |  |  |  | Bushels |  | Corn
Futures |  | (9,010) | (4) |  |  |  |  | Bushels |  | Corn
Futures |  | 46,410 |  |  |  |  |  | Gallons |  | Ethanol
Futures |  | (82,950) | (3) |  |  |  |  | Gallons |  | Ethanol
Futures |  | 958 |  |  |  |  |  | mmBTU |  | Natural Gas
Futures |  | (4,318) | (4) |  |  |  |  | mmBTU |  | Natural Gas
Futures |  | 1,320 |  |  |  |  |  | Pounds |  | Cattle
Futures |  | (37,040) | (3) |  |  |  |  | Pounds |  | Cattle
Futures |  | (2,700) |  |  |  |  |  | Pounds |  | Soybean Oil
Options |  | (2,461) |  |  |  |  |  | Bushels |  | Corn, Soybeans and Wheat
Options |  | (15,095) |  |  |  |  |  | Gallons |  | Ethanol
Options |  | (30) |  |  |  |  |  | mmBTU |  | Natural Gas
Forwards |  |  |  | 19,041 |  | (16,251) |  | Bushels |  | Corn and Soybeans
Forwards |  |  |  | 8,046 |  | (160,901) |  | Gallons |  | Ethanol
Forwards |  |  |  | 104 |  | (461) |  | Tons |  | Distillers Grains
Forwards |  |  |  | 3,744 |  | (60,490) |  | Pounds |  | Corn Oil
Forwards |  |  |  | 9,310 |  | (876) |  | mmBTU |  | Natural Gas
| (1) |  | Exchange traded futures and options are presented on a net long and (short) position basis. Options are presented on a delta-adjusted basis.
| (2) |  | Non-exchange traded forwards are presented on a gross long and (short) position basis including both fixed-price and basis contracts.
| (3) |  | Futures used for cash flow hedges.
| (4) |  | Futures used for fair value hedges

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