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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share |
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﻿ | Three Months Ended March 31,
﻿ | 2017 |  | 2016
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﻿Basic EPS: |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net loss attributable to Green Plains | $ | (3,597) |  | $ | (24,138)
﻿Weighted average shares outstanding - basic |  | 38,420 |  |  | 38,197
﻿EPS - basic | $ | (0.09) |  | $ | (0.63)
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﻿EPS - diluted | $ | (0.09) |  | $ | (0.63)
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