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PACIFIC ETHANOL PLANTS. (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 15, 2016 | Feb. 28, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 19, 2019
Equity interest owned | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid in capital for book value and contribution and sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,200 |  |
Imapirment of assets held for sale |  |  | $ 29,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,300 |  |
Net Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,424,881 | $ 1,515,371 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (101,302) | (68,498) |
Net loss |  |  | $ (41,087) | $ (27,326) | $ (7,646) | $ (12,890) | $ (32,010) | $ (7,514) | $ (12,908) | $ (7,841) | $ (88,949) | (60,273) |
Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company [Memeber] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest owned | 26.07% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pacific Aurora [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of agreement closed term | (i) PE Central contributed to Pacific Aurora 100% of the equity interests of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Pacific Ethanol Aurora East, LLC (“AE”) and Pacific Ethanol Aurora West, LLC (“AW”), which owned the Company’s Aurora East and Aurora West ethanol plants, respectively, and (ii) ACEC contributed to Pacific Aurora its grain elevator adjacent to the Aurora East and Aurora West properties and related grain handling assets, including the outer rail loop and the real property on which they are located. Following the closing of these transactions, PE Central owned 73.93% of Pacific Aurora and ACEC owned 26.07% of Pacific Aurora. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest owned | 73.93% |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Net Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 163,500 | 233,600 |
Pre-tax income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,400 | 24,300 |
Net loss |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,300 | $ 7,700 |
Pacific Aurora [Member] | Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company [Memeber] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest owned | 26.07% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PE Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity interest owned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73.93%
Equity ownership interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 52,800
Subsequent Event [Member] | Pacific Aurora [Member] | Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company [Memeber] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | $ 52,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes |  | $ 16,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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