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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Period between issuance and maturity of long-term debt, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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DEBT FACILITIES - Heron Lake BioEnergy (Details)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended
DEBT FACILITIES - Heron Lake BioEnergy (Details)	Jan. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 18, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) installment	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Loan received					$ 1,299,593
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC \| Amended revolving term note payable to lending institution
Line of Credit Facility
Working capital covenants	$ 10,000,000			$ 10,000,000		$ 8,000,000
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC \| Amended revolving term note payable to lending institution \| 2020 Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Credit facility maximum			$ 13,000,000				$ 8,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					3.50%
Line of credit unused commitment fee (as a percent)					0.50%
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC \| Amended revolving term note payable to lending institution \| 2020 Credit Facility \| One Month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility
Spread above variable interest rate					3.35%
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC \| CoBank \| 2020 Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Annual fee					$ 2,500
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC \| Single advance term note payable to lending institution
Line of Credit Facility
Credit facility maximum			$ 3,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.80%
Number of semi-annual installments \| installment			10
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC \| SBA Paycheck Protection Loan
Line of Credit Facility
Loan received		$ 595,693
Interest rate, stated percentage		1.00%
Repayment term		2 years