Debt Facilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
HERON LAKE BIOENERGY:		(unaudited)
Revolving term loan to lending institution, see terms below	$	5,776,421	$	4,822,777
Assessments payable		1,954,059		1,963,405
Note payable to electrical company		125,000		143,750
Note payable to noncontrolling interest member of Agrinature		266,000		300,000
Totals		8,121,480		7,229,932
Less amounts due within one year		584,674		517,957
Net long-term debt	$	7,536,806	$	6,711,975

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Estimated annual maturities of debt at January 31, 2016, are as follows based on the most recent debt agreements:

2016	$	584,674
2017		462,086
2018		333,015
2019		307,709
2020		326,798
After 2020		6,107,198
Total debt	$	8,121,480