2.4.0.82111100 - Disclosure - Sale of Propertytruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q3YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001350420duration2012-10-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1lwenergy_SaleOfPropertyAbstractlwenergy_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Sale of Property [Abstract]2false 2lwenergy_SaleOfPropertyTextBlocklwenergy_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Sale of Property</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On October 5, 2011, the Company completed the sale of a land parcel adjacent to its primary site for a sales price of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1,181,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. A gain of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$496,098</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> was recognized for the sale of the property for the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">nine months ended June 30, 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaSale of a parcel of land for a set sales price resulting in a gain or (loss) of operating income to the companyNo definition available.false0Sale of PropertyfalseSale of PropertyUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.lincolnwayenergy.com/role/SaleOfProperty12