CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| 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 | 366,639 | 1,080,398 | 1,175,099 | 1,530,535 | 1,626,324 | 1,570,400 |
| Gross profit (loss) | (14,816) | 3,768 | (13,134) | 5,857 | (15,164) | 5,931 | 54,358 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 8,687 | 8,970 | 23,630 | 27,183 | 36,373 | 31,516 | 30,849 |
| Loss from operations | (23,503) | (5,202) | (36,764) | (21,326) | (51,537) | (25,585) | 23,509 |
| Fair value adjustments | 473 | (557) | |||||
| Interest expense, net | (5,163) | (4,193) | (15,014) | (12,875) | (17,132) | (12,938) | (22,406) |
| Other income (expense), net | (407) | 91 | 254 | 233 | 171 | (345) | (1) |
| Loss before benefit for income taxes | (29,073) | (9,304) | (51,524) | (33,968) | (68,498) | (38,395) | 545 |
| Benefit for income taxes | 563 | (562) | (321) | (981) | |||
| Consolidated net loss | (29,073) | (9,304) | (51,524) | (33,405) | (67,936) | (38,074) | 1,526 |
| Net loss attributed to noncontrolling interests | 1,747 | 1,790 | 3,662 | 5,142 | 7,663 | 3,110 | (107) |
| Net loss attributed to Pacific Ethanol, Inc. | (27,326) | (7,514) | (47,862) | (28,263) | (60,273) | (34,964) | 1,419 |
| Preferred stock dividends | (319) | (319) | (946) | (946) | (1,265) | (1,265) | (1,269) |
| Income allocated to participating securities | (2) | ||||||
| Net loss available to common stockholders | $ (27,645) | $ (7,833) | $ (48,808) | $ (29,209) | $ (61,538) | $ (36,229) | $ 148 |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (0.58) | $ (0.18) | $ (1.04) | $ (0.68) | $ (1.42) | $ (0.85) | $ 0.00 |
| Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic | 43,376 | 42,745 | 42,182 | ||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted | 43,376 | 42,745 | 42,251 | ||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted | 47,777 | 43,299 | 47,030 | 43,171 | |||
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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