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Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant (Condensed Financial Information Of The Registrant Statements Of Balance Sheet - Parent Company Only) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 425,510us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 272,027us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 254,289us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 174,988us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Restricted cash 29,742us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 26,994us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Accounts receivable, including amounts from related parties of $196 and $69, respectively 138,073us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 106,808us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent    
Prepaid expenses and other 18,776us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 12,893us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent    
Total current assets 910,910us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 633,305us-gaap_AssetsCurrent    
Property and equipment, net 825,210us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 806,046us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet    
Other assets 51,560us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 51,817us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Total assets 1,828,557us-gaap_Assets 1,532,045us-gaap_Assets    
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable 170,199us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 112,001us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent    
Accrued liabilities 61,118us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 37,949us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent    
Current maturities of long-term debt 63,465us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 82,933us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent    
Total current liabilities 511,540us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 409,197us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent    
Long-term debt 399,440us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 480,746us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent    
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent 115,235us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 91,294us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Other liabilities 4,893us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 5,450us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Total liabilities 1,031,108us-gaap_Liabilities 986,687us-gaap_Liabilities    
Stockholders’ equity        
Common stock 45us-gaap_CommonStockValue 38us-gaap_CommonStockValue    
Additional paid-in capital 569,431us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock 468,962us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock    
Retained earnings 299,101us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit 148,505us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit    
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,320)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (6,339)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax    
Treasury stock (65,808)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (65,808)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue    
Total stockholders' equity 797,449us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 545,358us-gaap_StockholdersEquity    
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 1,828,557us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 1,532,045us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity    
Green Plains Inc. [Member]        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents 252,689us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
143,852us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
100,051us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
71,547us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
Restricted cash 6,309us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
     
Accounts receivable, including amounts from related parties of $196 and $69, respectively 268us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
128us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Prepaid expenses and other 893us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
860us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Due from subsidiaries 30,823gpre_DueFromSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
20,987gpre_DueFromSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total current assets 290,982us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
165,827us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Property and equipment, net 4,147us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
3,052us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries 611,311gpre_InvestmentInConsolidatedSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
568,410gpre_InvestmentInConsolidatedSubsidiaries
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other assets 18,323us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
19,374us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total assets 924,763us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
756,663us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable 2,098us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
4,310us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accrued liabilities 20,057us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
14,344us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Current maturities of long-term debt   188us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total current liabilities 22,155us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
18,842us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Long-term debt 100,845us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
186,654us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Noncurrent 4,010us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
5,446us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Other liabilities 304us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
363us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total liabilities 127,314us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
211,305us-gaap_Liabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Stockholders’ equity        
Common stock 45us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
38us-gaap_CommonStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Additional paid-in capital 569,431us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
468,962us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Retained earnings 299,101us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
148,505us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,320)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(6,339)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Treasury stock (65,808)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
(65,808)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total stockholders' equity 797,449us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
545,358us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 924,763us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
756,663us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
   
Accounts receivable, amounts from related parties $ 196us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember
$ 69us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember