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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Stock Option Activity |
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﻿ | Shares |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |  | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
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﻿Outstanding at December 31, 2016 | 148,750 |  | $ | 12.36 |  | 2.8 |  | $ | 2,305
﻿Granted | - |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | -
﻿Exercised | (5,000) |  |  | 10.00 |  | - |  |  | 78
﻿Forfeited | - |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | -
﻿Expired | - |  |  | - |  | - |  |  | -
﻿Outstanding at March 31, 2017 | 143,750 |  | $ | 12.44 |  | 2.6 |  | $ | 1,770
﻿Exercisable at March 31, 2017 (1) | 143,750 |  | $ | 12.44 |  | 2.6 |  | $ | 1,770
﻿ Includes in-the-money options totaling 143,750 shares at a weighted-average exercise price of $12.44.
Schedule of Non-Vest Stock Award and Deferred Stock Unit Activity |
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﻿ | Non-Vested Shares and Deferred Stock Units |  | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Term (in years)
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﻿Non-Vested at December 31, 2016 | 1,139,560 |  | $ | 17.65 |  |
﻿Granted | 485,143 |  |  | 24.30 |  |
﻿Forfeited | (27,717) |  |  | 17.90 |  |
﻿Vested | (426,163) |  |  | 19.07 |  |
﻿Non-Vested at March 31, 2017 | 1,170,823 |  | $ | 19.89 |  | 2.3
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Green Plains Partners LP [Member] |
Schedule of Non-vested Unit-based Awards Activity | The non-vested unit-based awards activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017, is as follows: ﻿
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﻿ | Non-Vested Shares and Deferred Stock Units |  | Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value |  | Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Term (in years)
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﻿Non-Vested at December 31, 2016 | 15,009 |  | $ | 15.99 |  |
﻿Granted | - |  |  | - |  |
﻿Forfeited | - |  |  | - |  |
﻿Vested | - |  |  | - |  |
﻿Non-Vested at March 31, 2017 | 15,009 |  | $ | 15.99 |  | 0.3
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