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Acquisitions, Dispositions And Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Summarized Results Of Discontinued Operations |
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2019 (1) |  | 2018 (1)
Product revenues | $ | 638,122 |  | $ | 884,072
Costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization expenses reflected below) |  | 614,671 |  |  | 845,160
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 5,931 |  |  | 7,775
Depreciation and amortization expenses |  | 4,198 |  |  | 5,361
Total costs and expenses |  | 624,800 |  |  | 858,296
Operating income |  | 13,322 |  |  | 25,776
Other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | 182 |  |  | 147
Interest expense |  | (12,417) |  |  | (13,576)
Other, net |  | - |  |  | 2,613
Total other expense |  | (12,235) |  |  | (10,816)
Income before income taxes |  | 1,087 |  |  | 14,960
Income tax expense |  | (258) |  |  | (3,421)
Net income | $ | 829 |  | $ | 11,539
(1)Product revenues, costs of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses include certain revenue and expense items which were previously considered intercompany transactions prior to the disposition of GPCC and therefore eliminated upon consolidation. These revenue and costs of goods sold transactions total $14.5 million and $24.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished |
Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Cash |  | $ | 2,107
Accounts receivable, net |  |  | 16,142
Inventory |  |  | 15,167
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 853
Property and equipment |  |  | 64,552
Other assets |  |  | 79,389
Current liabilities |  |  | (8,837)
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (26,617)
| Total identifiable net assets |  | 142,756
Goodwill |  | 142,002
| Net assets disposed | $ | 284,758
Hereford Ethanol Plant [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished |
Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Inventory |  | $ | 8,140
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 196
Property and equipment |  |  | 54,279
Operating lease right-of-use-assets |  |  | 5,096
Accrued and other liabilities |  |  | (870)
Operating lease current liabilities |  |  | (977)
Operating lease long-term liabilities |  |  | (4,201)
Long-term liabilities |  |  | (186)
| Total identifiable net assets disposed | $ | 61,477
Bluffton, Lakota and Riga Ethanol Plants [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished |
Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Inventory |  | $ | 36,812
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 189
Property and equipment |  |  | 184,970
Other assets |  |  | 1,717
Current liabilities |  |  | (746)
Other liabilities |  |  | (4,706)
| Total identifiable net assets |  | 218,236
Goodwill |  | 6,188
| Net assets disposed | $ | 224,424
Green Plains Cattle Company LLC [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished |
Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities Relinquished
Cash |  | $ | 2
Accounts receivable, net |  |  | 17,920
Inventory |  |  | 387,534
Derivative financial instruments |  |  | 48,189
Property and equipment |  |  | 71,678
Other assets |  |  | 2,291
Current liabilities |  |  | (49,297)
Short-term notes payable and other borrowings |  |  | (38)
Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  | (324,028)
Long-term debt |  |  | (80)
Other liabilities |  |  | (403)
| Total identifiable net assets disposed | $ | 153,768
Asset Purchase Agreement With Bartlett Cattle Company L.P. [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed |
Amounts of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 1,897
Inventory |  |  | 104,809
Property and equipment, net |  | 16,190
Current liabilities |  | (118)
| Total identifiable net assets | $ | 122,778
Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC [Member] |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed |
Amounts of Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
Cash and restricted cash |  | $ | 8,911
Accounts receivable (1) |  |  | 5,446
Inventory |  |  | 3,037
Intangible assets |  | 30,803
Other assets |  | 2,059
Current liabilities (1) |  | (13,708)
Other long term liabilities |  | (743)
| Total identifiable net assets | $ | 35,805
(1)Accounts receivable contain $3.4 million of pre-existing receivables owed by the company, and current liabilities contain $5.8 million in deferred revenues associated with services to be performed for the company. These net to $2.4 million in liabilities assumed that were effectively settled at the time of acquisition of FQT.

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