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ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. (Details Narrative)

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ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Number
shares
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 15, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Number of ethanol plants | Number   9        
Ethanol production capacity per year   605 million gallons of annual production capacity, of which plant assets representing 355 million gallons of capacity are either unencumbered, or their entire sales proceeds would be used to repay the senior secured notes. The Company has engaged an independent third party to help facilitate the marketing of certain of these assets; and in excess of $20 million of equity available under the Company’s shelf registration statement, including under its at-the-market equity program.        
Ethanol market capacity per year   Markets nearly 1.0 billion gallons of ethanol        
Other products produced per year   Produces over 3.0 million tons of co-products        
Accounts receivable used as collateral   $ 54,820 $ 64,501      
Allowance for doubtful accounts   12 19      
Bad debt expense   45 5 $ 306    
Benefit for income taxes   (562) (321) (981)    
Accounts receivable   $ 67,636 80,344      
Employees covered by collective bargaining agreement   35.00%        
Net inventory valuation adjustment   $ 2,328 2,678      
Amortization of deferred financing costs   900 503 $ 137    
Unamortized deferred financing costs   $ 1,377 $ 1,925      
Potentially dilutive shares from convertible securities outstanding | shares   635,000 719,000 704,000    
Cash   $ 26,627 $ 49,489 $ 64,259   $ 51,550
Subsequent Event [Member]            
Increase of assets and lease liabilities $ 43,800          
Customer A and B [Member]            
Accounts receivable   $ 13,405 $ 17,792      
Concentration risk percentage   20.00% 24.00%      
ACEC [Member]            
Noncontrolling interest owned   26.07% 26.07%      
Pacific Aurora [Member]            
Ownership interest   73.93% 73.93%   100.00%  
Pacific Aurora [Member] | ACEC [Member]            
Ownership interest   26.07% 26.07%      
Kinergy Marketing LLC [Member]            
Line of credit   $ 10,200