General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES. (Details Narrative)

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES. (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2016
Feb. 27, 2015
Sep. 30, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Rent expense       $ 12,436 $ 16,572 $ 16,253  
Gain on litigation settlement         3,600    
Proceeds from legal settlement         3,900    
Ethanol Purchase Contracts [Member]              
Indexed-price purchase contracts     7,150,000 gallons        
Fixed-price purchase contracts value     $ 23,930        
Ethanol Sales Contracts [Member]              
Open ethanol indexed-price sales contracts     184,865,000 gallons        
Open fixed-price sales contracts valued     $ 124,090        
Co-products Sales Contracts [Member]              
Open ethanol indexed-price sales contracts     50,000 tons        
Open fixed-price sales contracts valued     $ 33,575        
Suppliers [Member] | Ethanol Purchase Contracts [Member]              
Fixed-price purchase contracts value     $ 14,304        
Assessment Financing [Member]              
Maximum amount of finance to be amortized under property tax assessments             $ 10,000
Project amortized period       20 years      
Capital expenditures       $ 9,342 $ 7,714    
Additional property tax payments       $ 900      
Interest rate on outstanding balance of assessment       5.60%      
Western Sugar Contract [Member]              
Litigation reserve           2,800  
Gain on litigation settlement           $ 1,100  
Settlement cliam $ 1,700            
Amount of expectation damages   $ 8,600          
Ethanol contracts [Member]              
Sales commitments       $ 92,900      
Indexed-price contracts to sell       258,200,000 gallons      
Ethanol contracts [Member] | Suppliers [Member]              
Purchase commitments       $ 6,605      
Indexed-price purchase contracts       30,800,000 gallons      
Co-product contracts [Member]              
Sales commitments       $ 44,800      
Indexed-price contracts to sell       801,000 tons      
Corn contract [Member] | Suppliers [Member]              
Purchase commitments       $ 28,294