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Fair Value Disclosures (Schedule Of Assets And Liabilities Fair Value) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 425,510,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure	$ 272,027,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure
Restricted cash	29,742,000gpre_RestrictedCash	26,994,000gpre_RestrictedCash
Margin deposits
Inventories carried at market	36,411,000gpre_InventoriesCarriedAtMarket	23,782,000gpre_InventoriesCarriedAtMarket
Unrealized gains on derivatives	36,347,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets	48,636,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
Other assets	121,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure	2,200,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure	[1]
Total assets measured at fair value	528,131,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure	373,639,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
Liabilities
Unrealized losses on derivatives	28,082,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities	4,612,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
Other		9,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Total liabilities measured at fair value	28,082,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	4,621,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		22,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Quoted Prices In Active Markets For Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	425,510,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	272,027,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Restricted cash	29,742,000gpre_RestrictedCash / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	26,994,000gpre_RestrictedCash / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Margin deposits	24,488,000gpre_MarginDeposits / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	77,102,000gpre_MarginDeposits / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Inventories carried at market
Unrealized gains on derivatives	11,877,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	3,629,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Other assets	118,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	2,200,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	[1]
Total assets measured at fair value	491,735,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	381,952,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Liabilities
Unrealized losses on derivatives	18,129,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	50,807,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Other		9,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Total liabilities measured at fair value	18,129,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member	50,816,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets
Inventories carried at market	36,411,000gpre_InventoriesCarriedAtMarket / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	23,782,000gpre_InventoriesCarriedAtMarket / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Unrealized gains on derivatives	18,111,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	18,712,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Other assets	3,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Total assets measured at fair value	54,525,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	42,494,000us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Liabilities
Unrealized losses on derivatives	28,082,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	4,612,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Total liabilities measured at fair value	28,082,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member	4,612,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
Reclassification For Balance Sheet Presentation [Member]
Assets
Margin deposits	(24,488,000)gpre_MarginDeposits / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember	(77,102,000)gpre_MarginDeposits / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember
Unrealized gains on derivatives	6,359,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember	26,295,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember
Total assets measured at fair value	(18,129,000)us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember	(50,807,000)us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember
Liabilities
Unrealized losses on derivatives	(18,129,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember	(50,807,000)us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember
Total liabilities measured at fair value	$ (18,129,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember	$ (50,807,000)us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = gpre_ReclassificationForBalanceSheetPresentationMember
[1] Represents long-term restricted cash related to the $22.0 million revenue bond of Green Plains Bluffton.

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