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Debt (Schedule Of The Components Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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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