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Net leverage ratio

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Debt (Narrative - Food And Ingredients Segment, Partnership Segment, Covenant Compliance, And Restricted Net Assets) (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 27, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Restricted assets			$ 67,400,000
Birmingham BioEnergy Partners LLC Member] \| Notes Receivable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note receivable			8,100,000	$ 8,100,000
Birmingham BioEnergy Partners LLC Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			10,000,000.0
Birmingham BioEnergy Partners LLC Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Promissory Note I [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			1,900,000	1,900,000
Birmingham BioEnergy Partners LLC Member] \| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Promissory Note II [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			8,100,000	$ 8,100,000
Food And Ingredients Segment [Member] \| Green Plains Cattle [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change in control percentage benchmark	35.00%	100.00%
Food And Ingredients Segment [Member] \| Green Plains Cattle [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			200,000,000.0
Additional amounts available under facility, accordion feature			20,000,000.0
Line of credit, outstanding			$ 132,100,000
Debt maturity dates			Jul. 01, 2020
Net leverage ratio			3.50
Interest coverage ratio			2.75
Consolidated Leverage Ratio Numerator			$ 5,000,000.0
Consolidated Leverage Ratio Denominator			$ 30,000,000.0
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity fee, percentage			0.35%
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage			2.25%
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage			1.25%
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity fee, percentage			0.50%
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage			3.00%
Partnership [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage			2.00%