Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt [Abstract]
Schedule Of The Components Of Long-Term Debt	December 31, 2021 2020Corporate: (1) 2.25% convertible notes due 2027 (2)$ 230,000 $ -4.00% convertible notes due 2024 (3) 64,000 89,1254.125% convertible notes due 2022 (4) 34,316 156,441Green Plains SPE LLC: $125.0 million junior secured mezzanine notes due 2026 (5) 125,000 -Green Plains Wood River and Green Plains Shenandoah: $75.0 million delayed draw loan agreement (6) 30,000 30,000Green Plains Partners: $60.0 million credit facility (7) (8) 60,000 100,000Other 15,531 15,936Total book value of long-term debt 558,847 391,502Unamortized debt issuance costs (9,556) (6,151)Less: current maturities of long-term debt (35,285) (98,052)Total long-term debt$ 514,006 $ 287,299 (1)See discussion on early adoption of the amended guidance in ASC 470-20 above.(2)Includes $6.5 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2021. (3)See discussion below regarding the exchange of convertible notes due in 2024. Includes $1.2 million and $2.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.(4)See discussion below regarding the repurchase of convertible notes due in 2022. Includes $0.1 million and $1.3 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. (5)Includes $0.9 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2021.(6)On September 3, 2020, Green Plains Wood River and Green Plains Shenandoah, wholly-owned subsidiaries of the company, entered into a $75.0 million delayed draw loan agreement. Includes $0.3 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.(7)The Green Plains Partners credit facility was amended on July 20, 2021, reducing the total amount available to $60.0 million and includes $0.5 million and $2.3 million of unamortized debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.(8)On February 11, 2022, the credit facility was modified to allow Green Plains Partners and its affiliates to repurchase outstanding notes. On the same day, the partnership purchased $1.0 million of the outstanding notes from accounts and funds managed by BlackRock and subsequently retired the notes. As of February 11, 2022, the term loan had a balance of $59.0 million.
Schedule Of Maturities Of Long-Term Debt	Year Ending December 31, Amount2022 $ 35,4112023 1,8382024 65,8322025 1,8292026 186,827Thereafter 267,110Total $ 558,847
Schedule Of Short-term Notes Payable And Other Borrowings	December 31, 2021 2020Green Plains Trade: $300.0 million revolver$ 137,208 $ 79,251Green Plains Grain: $100.0 million revolver 20,000 38,700$50.0 million inventory financing - -Green Plains Commodity Management: $40.0 million hedge line 16,210 21,682Other - 1,175Total short-term notes payable and other borrowings$ 173,418 $ 140,808