Alto Ingredients, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

SEGMENTS. (Details)

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SEGMENTS. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
SEGMENTS. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Net Sales									$ 1,515,371	$ 1,632,255	$ 1,624,758
Cost of goods sold	$ 334,415	$ 370,407	$ 410,522	$ 400,027	$ 395,271	$ 445,442	$ 405,202	$ 386,340	1,530,535	1,626,324	1,570,400
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:									(68,498)	(38,395)	545
Depreciation									40,849	38,651	35,441
Interest expense									17,132	12,938	22,406
Intersubsegment Eliminations [Member]
Net Sales									(10,768)	(10,362)	(9,198)
Ethanol Production [Member]
Net Sales									1,158,496	1,104,621	1,046,976
Cost of goods sold									1,197,507	1,101,651	1,003,679
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:									(77,833)	(27,457)	(6,879)
Depreciation									40,099	37,637	34,528
Interest expense									7,116	5,887	20,794
Ethanol Production [Member] \| Ethanol alcohol [Member]
Net Sales									859,815	845,692	797,363
Ethanol Production [Member] \| Co-product sales [Member]
Net Sales									296,686	257,031	248,444
Ethanol Production [Member] \| Intersegment Sales [Member]
Net Sales									1,995	1,898	1,169
Marketing And Distribution [Member]
Cost of goods sold									343,991	535,033	575,920
Income (loss) before benefit for income taxes:									18,191	(2,463)	4,517
Interest expense									1,388	1,271	1,404
Marketing And Distribution [Member] \| Ethanol alcohol Sales Member]
Net Sales									357,011	527,869	577,347
Marketing And Distribution [Member] \| Ethanol alcohol Sales Net Member]
Net Sales									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:									(8,856)	(8,475)	2,907
Depreciation									750	1,014	913
Interest expense									$ 8,628	$ 5,780	$ 208

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