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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant (Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant Statements Of Operations - Parent Company Only) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 88,524 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | $ 65,169 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | $ 79,019 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Operating income | 73,929 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 75,055 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 58,946 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 78,343 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 51,051 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 25,534 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 18,562 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 12,704 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 286,274 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 107,851 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 64,885 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 635 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | 294 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest | 191 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39,908)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (33,357)us-gaap_InterestExpense | (37,521)us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,429 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense | (2,507)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense | (2,399)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Total other income (expense) | (9,315)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (9,056)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (8,857)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (8,615)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (10,219)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (8,491)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (8,309)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (8,551)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (35,844)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (35,570)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense | (39,729)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,430 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 72,281 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | 25,156 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Income tax benefit | (22,377)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (24,250)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (17,775)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (26,525)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (15,371)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (7,633)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (4,288)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (1,598)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (90,926)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (28,890)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (13,393)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 159,504 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 43,391 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 11,763 us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Green Plains Inc. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88 us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (88)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 462 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 192 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 112 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,539)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (8,742)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (7,165)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,860)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (2,647)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (2,399)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Total other income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,937)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (11,197)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (9,452)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,937)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (11,285)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (9,452)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,361 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 5,018 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 218 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Loss before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,576)gpre_IncomeBeforeEquityInEarningsOfSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (6,267)gpre_IncomeBeforeEquityInEarningsOfSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | (9,234)gpre_IncomeBeforeEquityInEarningsOfSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 168,080 gpre_EquityInEarningsOfConsolidatedSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 49,658 gpre_EquityInEarningsOfConsolidatedSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | 21,013 gpre_EquityInEarningsOfConsolidatedSubsidiaries / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 159,504 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | $ 43,391 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember | $ 11,779 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember

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