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Debt (Schedule Of The Components Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | $ 789,128,000 | $ 817,669,000
Less: current portion of long-term debt | (6,171,000) | (35,059,000)
Long-term debt | 782,957,000 | 782,610,000
Convertible Notes [Member] | $120.0 Million Convertible Notes [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 110,323,000 | 108,817,000
Debt instrument, face amount | 120,000,000 | 120,000,000
Convertible Notes [Member] | $170.0 Million Convertible Notes [Member] | Corporate [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 128,711,000 | 127,239,000
Debt instrument, face amount | 170,000,000 | 170,000,000
Other Debt Obligations [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 28,836,000 | 28,993,000
Green Plains Processing [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | $345.0 Million Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 264,798,000 | 294,011,000
Debt instrument, face amount | 345,000,000 | 345,000,000
Fleischmanns Vinegar Company [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | $130.0 Million Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 125,460,000 | 125,609,000
Debt instrument, face amount | 130,000,000 | 130,000,000
Fleischmanns Vinegar Company [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | $130.0 Million Term Loan [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | 130,000,000 |
Fleischmanns Vinegar Company [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | $15.0 Million Revoling Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 4,500,000 | 4,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount | 15,000,000 | 15,000,000
Partnership [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | $155.0 Million Revoling Credit Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt | 126,500,000 | 129,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 155,000,000 | $ 155,000,000

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