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SEGMENTS. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Net Sales | $ 365,160 |  | $ 370,407 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,067,264 | $ 1,180,956 | $ 1,515,371 | $ 1,632,255 | $ 1,624,758
Cost of goods sold | 379,976 | $ 334,415 | 366,639 | $ 410,522 | $ 400,027 | $ 395,271 | $ 445,442 | $ 405,202 | $ 386,340 | 1,080,398 | 1,175,099 | 1,530,535 | 1,626,324 | 1,570,400
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes | (29,073) |  | (9,304) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (51,524) | (33,968) | (68,498) | (38,395) | 545
Depreciation and amortization | 12,028 |  | 10,217 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,944 | 30,635 |  |  | 35,441
Interest expense | 5,163 |  | 4,193 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,014 | 12,875 | 17,132 | 12,938 | 22,406
Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (2,482) |  | (2,719) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,026) | (8,288) | (10,768) | (10,362) | (9,198)
Cost of goods sold | (2,888) |  | (2,719) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,817) | (8,456) |  |  |
Ethanol Production [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 278,993 |  | 290,565 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 787,044 | 898,142 | 1,158,496 | 1,104,621 | 1,046,976
Cost of goods sold | 294,888 |  | 295,574 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 810,670 | 914,638 | 1,197,507 | 1,101,651 | 1,003,679
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes | (25,999) |  | (15,571) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (50,682) | (45,355) | (77,833) | (27,457) | (6,879)
Depreciation and amortization | 11,833 |  | 10,040 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,390 | 30,017 | 40,099 | 37,637 | 34,528
Interest expense | 1,969 |  | 1,692 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,724 | 5,416 | 7,116 | 5,887 | 20,794
Ethanol Production [Member] | Ethanol alcohol [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 212,897 |  | 216,788 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 586,680 | 670,304 | 859,815 | 845,692 | 797,363
Ethanol Production [Member] | Co-product sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 65,693 |  | 73,259 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 199,177 | 226,307 | 296,686 | 257,031 | 248,444
Ethanol Production [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 403 |  | 518 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,187 | 1,531 | 1,995 | 1,898 | 1,169
Marketing And Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 88,649 |  | 82,561 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 287,246 | 291,102 |  |  |
Cost of goods sold | 87,976 |  | 73,784 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 277,545 | 268,917 | 343,991 | 535,033 | 575,920
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes | (998) |  | 7,416 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,991 | 18,095 | 18,191 | (2,463) | 4,517
Interest expense | 929 |  | 344 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,291 | 1,042 | 1,388 | 1,271 | 1,404
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Intersegment Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,079 |  | 2,201 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,839 | 6,757 |  |  |
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Ethanol alcohol Sales Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 86,124 |  | 79,877 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280,032 | 282,940 | 357,011 | 527,869 | 577,347
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Ethanol alcohol Sales Net Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 446 |  | 483 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,375 | 1,405 | 1,859 | 1,663 | 1,604
Marketing And Distribution [Member] | Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,773 | 8,464 | 8,029
Marketing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 367,643 | 537,996 | 586,980
Corporate Activities [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes | (2,076) |  | (1,149) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,833) | (6,708) | (8,856) | (8,475) | 2,907
Depreciation and amortization | 195 |  | 177 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 554 | 618 | 750 | 1,014 | 913
Interest expense | $ 2,265 |  | $ 2,157 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,999 | $ 6,417 | $ 8,628 | $ 5,780 | $ 208

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