Equity Method Investments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Equity Method Investments [Abstract]
Summary Of Equity Method Investments	December 31, 2020 (1) December 31, 2019 (1)Total revenues $ 747,824 $ 370,383Total operating expenses 693,753 362,878Net income $ 54,071 $ 7,505 (1)GPCC equity method treatment began on September 1, 2019 and ended on October 1, 2020. As such, fiscal year 2020 includes nine months of GPCC operations while fiscal year 2019 includes four months of GPCC operations.
Earnings From Equity Method Investments	Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2019Green Plains Cattle Company LLC (1) $ - $ 20,531 $ 2,839All others 700 562 (42)Total income from equity method investments, net of income taxes $ 700 $ 21,093 $ 2,797 Distributions from equity method investments $ 1,500 $ 27,910 $ 320 Earnings (loss) from equity method investments, net of distributions $ (800) $ (6,817) $ 2,477 (1)Pretax equity method earnings of GPCC were $27.0 million and $3.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.