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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Schedule Of Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 40,877 us-gaap_Goodwill | $ 40,877 us-gaap_Goodwill |
Purchase Price | 23,900 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet | 123,301 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet | 1,490 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Acquisition Of Green Plains Fairmont and Green Plains Wood River [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 119 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsReceivables / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Inventory | 8,680 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedInventory / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Prepaid expenses and other | 2,696 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentAssetsPrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Property and equipment, net | 112,274 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Other assets | 4,193 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Current liabilities | (4,260)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Long-term portion of capital lease and tax increment financing bond | (7,895)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Other | (1,489)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |
Total identifiable net assets | $ 114,318 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = gpre_AcquisitionOfGreenPlainsFairmontAndGreenPlainsWoodRiverMember |  |

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