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Cardinal Ethanol LLC – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/21 – ‘XML’

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 8/04/21  Cardinal Ethanol LLC              10-Q        6/30/21   59:5.5M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

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 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     21K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     18K 
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19: R8          Revenue                                             HTML     97K 
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23: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     57K 
24: R13         Bank Financing                                      HTML     34K 
25: R14         Leases                                              HTML     25K 
26: R15         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     22K 
27: R16         Uncertainties Impacting the Ethanol Industry and    HTML     22K 
                Our Future Operations                                            
28: R17         Business Segments                                   HTML     71K 
29: R18         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     76K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
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39: R28         REVENUE - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     24K 
40: R29         Concentrations (Details)                            HTML     25K 
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44: R33         Derivative Instruments - Balance Sheet (Details)    HTML     39K 
45: R34         Derivative Instruments - Income Statement           HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
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47: R36         BANK FINANCING - Narrative (Details)                HTML     51K 
48: R37         BANK FINANCING - Schedule of Long-term Debt         HTML     23K 
                (Details)                                                        
49: R38         BANK FINANCING - Schedule of Debt Maturities        HTML     22K 
                (Details)                                                        
50: R39         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     34K 
51: R40         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     31K 
52: R41         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     29K 
53: R42         Uncertainties Impacting the Ethanol Industry and    HTML     36K 
                Our Future Operations (Details)                                  
54: R43         BUSINESS SEGMENTS - Narrative (Details)             HTML     20K 
55: R44         BUSINESS SEGMENTS - Schedule of Business Segments   HTML     56K 
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