Acquisitions, Dispositions And Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Summarized Results Of Discontinued Operations	Year Ended December 31, 2019 (1) Product revenues$ 638,122 Costs and expenses Cost of goods sold (excluding depreciation and amortization expenses reflected below) 614,671Selling, general and administrative expenses 5,931Depreciation and amortization expenses 4,198Total costs and expenses 624,800Operating income 13,322 Other income (expense) Interest income 182Interest expense (12,417)Total other expense (12,235)Income before income taxes 1,087Income tax expense (258)Net income$ 829 (1)Product revenues, costs of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses include certain revenue and expense items which were previously considered intercompany transactions prior to the disposition of GPCC and therefore eliminated upon consolidation. These revenue and costs of goods sold transactions total $14.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Ord Ethanol Plant [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished	Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities RelinquishedInventory $10,400Prepaid expenses and other 632Property and equipment 24,285Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,811 Accrued and other liabilities (156)Operating lease current liabilities (1,021)Operating lease long-term liabilities (790) Total identifiable net assets disposed$35,161
Hereford Ethanol Plant [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished	Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities RelinquishedInventory $8,140Prepaid expenses and other 196Property and equipment 54,279Operating lease right-of-use-assets 5,096 Accrued and other liabilities (870)Operating lease current liabilities (977)Operating lease long-term liabilities (4,201)Long-term liabilities (186) Total identifiable net assets disposed$61,477
Green Plains Cattle Company LLC [Member] | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Disposed And Liabilities Relinquished	Amounts of Identifiable Assets Disposed and Liabilities RelinquishedCash $2Accounts receivable, net 17,920Inventory 387,534Derivative financial instruments 48,189Property and equipment 71,678Other assets 2,291 Current liabilities (49,297)Short-term notes payable and other borrowings (38)Current maturities of long-term debt (324,028)Long-term debt (80)Other liabilities (403) Total identifiable net assets disposed$153,768