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4. INTERCOMPANY AGREEMENTS (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Pacific Aurora [Member] |  |  |  |
Grain procurement expenses | $ 107 |  |  |
Kinergy Marketing LLC [Member] | Ethanol Marketing Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from related party |  | $ 8,029 | $ 5,262 | $ 3,986
Pacific Ag. Products, LLC [Member] | Corn Procurement and Handling Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from related party |  | 4,386 | 2,910 | 2,989
Pacific Ag. Products, LLC [Member] | Distillers Grains Marketing Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from related party |  | 6,047 | 4,438 | 4,788
Affiliate Management Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from related party |  | $ 12,968 | 9,857 | $ 12,731
Plant Management Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues from related party |  |  | 1,800 |
Performance bonus earned |  |  | $ 2,800 |

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- Definition Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Related Parties -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=16382449 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 946 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.6-07.1(c)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6488393&loc=d3e606610-122999 + Details
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