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Debt (Schedule Of Maturity Dates Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (Ethanol Production Segment [Member])
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3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Green Plains Bluffton [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jan. 31, 2015 |
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Green Plains Bluffton [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jan. 31, 2015 |
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Green Plains Central City [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 01, 2016 |
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Green Plains Central City [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 01, 2016 |
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Green Plains Fairmont and Green Plains Wood River [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Nov. 27, 2015 |
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Green Plains Fairmont and Green Plains Wood River [Member] | Term Loan - Other [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Nov. 27, 2014 |
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Green Plains Holdings II [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 01, 2019 |
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Green Plains Obion [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | May 20, 2014 |
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Green Plains Obion [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jun. 01, 2018 |
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Green Plains Ord [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 01, 2016 |
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Green Plains Ord [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 01, 2016 |
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Green Plains Otter Tail [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Sep. 01, 2018 |
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Green Plains Shenandoah [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Sep. 20, 2018 |
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Green Plains Superior [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 20, 2015 |
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Green Plains Superior [Member] | Revolving Term Loans [Member]
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Debt maturity dates | Jul. 01, 2017 |