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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 09, 2024	Jan. 08, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Partnership Merger			$ (36,725)
Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Partnership Merger			$ 5
Green Plains Partners Merger
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued	4.7		4.7
Cash consideration per partnership common unit	$ 2.50
Consideration transferred	$ 143,100
Consideration paid for business acquisition	29,200		$ 29,200
Common stock exchanged	$ 113,900
Partnership Merger			133,800
Estimated fees			$ 5,500	$ 2,000
Green Plains Partners Merger \| Green Plains Partners LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited partner interest		48.80%
General partnership interest		2.00%
Green Plains Partners Merger \| Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Exchange ratio for common stock	$ 0.405
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Green Plains Partners Merger \| Public Unitholders \| Green Plains Partners LP
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited partner interest		49.20%