1. Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Ethanol production capacity per year | 605 million gallons per year | ||||
| Ethanol market capacity per year | markets nearly 1.0 billion gallons of ethanol | ||||
| Other products produced per year | produces over 2.5 million tons of co-products | ||||
| Accounts receivable used as collateral | $ 57,237 | $ 57,237 | $ 64,853 | ||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 18 | 18 | $ 331 | ||
| Bad debt expense | 2 | $ 39 | 4 | $ 325 | |
| Benefit for income taxes | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 245 | |
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- Definition Ethanol market capacity per year No definition available.
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- Definition Ethanol production capacity per year No definition available.
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- Definition Other products produced per year No definition available.
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- Definition A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of finance receivables which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of expense related to write-down of receivables to the amount expected to be collected. Includes, but is not limited to, accounts receivable and notes receivable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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