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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Achievement of Maximum Goals

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Percentage

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Potential tax benefit percentage realizable for anticipated tax deductions for the exercise of share based payment arrangements.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	May 06, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares or units authorized	5,700,000
Number of additional shares provided for grants				1,600,000
Number of units granted during period	0	0	0
Compensation costs expensed	$ 6.1	$ 7.9	$ 9.7
Unrecognized compensation costs	$ 9.2
Compensation expected to be recognized, weighted-average period in years	1 year 10 months 24 days
Potential tax benefit, percentage	24.30%
Green Plains Partners Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares or units authorized	2,500,000
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Non-vested, shares outstanding	486,155	517,969
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Percentage	100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Achievement of Maximum Goals	917,757
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Achievement of Maximum Goals Percentage	273.00%
Non-vested, shares outstanding	336,222
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Percentage	100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Achievement of Maximum Goals	224,900
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Achievement of Maximum Goals Percentage	150.00%
Non-vested, shares outstanding	149,933
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Percentage	75.00%
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	8 years
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	5 years