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Segment Information (Summary Of Total Assets For Operating Segments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 1,828,557us-gaap_Assets	$ 1,532,045us-gaap_Assets
Ethanol Production [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	983,289us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_EthanolProductionMember	911,315us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_EthanolProductionMember
Corn Oil Production [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	31,405us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_CornOilProductionMember	28,569us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_CornOilProductionMember
Agribusiness [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	234,626us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_AgribusinessMember	165,570us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_AgribusinessMember
Marketing And Distribution [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	305,675us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_MarketingAndDistributionMember	258,361us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_MarketingAndDistributionMember
Corporate Assets [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	290,123us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_CorporateAssetsMember	175,210us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = gpre_CorporateAssetsMember
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ (16,561)us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember	$ (6,980)us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember

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Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 12

-Article 7



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 18

-Article 5

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