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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Amount of the total principal payments made during the annual reporting period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Description of any adjustments made to the stated rate to determine the effective rate.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Debt (Narrative - Ethanol Production, Partnership Segment, Covenant Compliance, And Restricted Net Assets) (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / gal	Feb. 09, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Restricted assets		$ 109.2
Green Plains Wood River and Green Plains Shenandoah [Member] \| $75.0 Million Delayed Draw Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		75.0		$ 75.0
Green Plains SPE LLC [Member] \| $125.0 Million Junior Secured Mezzanine Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 125.0
Interest rate, stated percentage		11.75%
Debt maturity dates		Feb. 09, 2026
Debt instrument, term		42 months
Green Plains SPE LLC [Member] \| $125.0 Million Junior Secured Mezzanine Notes Due 2026 [Member] \| Elect To Pay In Cash [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		6.00%
Green Plains SPE LLC [Member] \| $125.0 Million Junior Secured Mezzanine Notes Due 2026 [Member] \| Paid In Kind [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		6.75%
Ethanol Production Segment [Member] \| Green Plains Wood River and Green Plains Shenandoah [Member] \| $75.0 Million Delayed Draw Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, draw period		18 months
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 75.0
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.02%
Interest rate premium		1.50%
Debt maturity dates	Sep. 01, 2035
Minimum working capital required for compliance, per gallon \| $ / gal		0.10
Minimum working capital required for compliance		$ 95.8
Minimum loan to value ratio, percent		50.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio		1.25
Debt service reserve term of future payments		6 months
Annual principal payments		$ 1.5
Months before first payment after closing		24 months
Ethanol Production Segment [Member] \| Green Plains Wood River and Green Plains Shenandoah [Member] \| $75.0 Million Delayed Draw Loan Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate premium		0.00%
Ethanol Production Segment [Member] \| Green Plains Wood River and Green Plains Shenandoah [Member] \| $75.0 Million Delayed Draw Loan Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate premium		1.50%
Ethanol Production Segment [Member] \| Green Plains SPE LLC [Member] \| $125.0 Million Junior Secured Mezzanine Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 125.0
Partnership [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis for effective rate		0%
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage		8.00%
Debt instrument, debt purchased		$ 50.0
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 60.0
Debt maturity dates		Jul. 20, 2026
Option to prepay per quarter, amount		$ 1.5
Payments on credit facility		50.0
Scheduled periodic principal payments		19.5
Debt payments related to sale of assets		27.5
Payments in excess of scheduled monthly payments		$ 3.0
Partnership [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated debt service coverage ratio		2.50
Partnership [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated debt service coverage ratio		1.10