Joint Ventures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Dakota Petroleum Transport Solutions, LLC [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Summary Of Pro Forma Information

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2013			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Revenues	$	3,356,845		$	12,906,617
Net Income (Loss)		(1,490,386	)		1,088,860
Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interest		567,377			3,151,528
Net Loss Attributable to Shareholders of Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc.		(2,057,763	)		(2,062,668	)

Dakota Petroleum Transport Solutions Marketing, LLC [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Summarized Financial Statements

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013			2014			2013
Sales	$	15,273,607	$	9,115,703		$	41,637,411		$	44,234,110
Net Earnings (Losses)		578,463		(2,201,127	)		(2,587,964	)		3,144,653
Companys Share of Equity in Net Earnings (Losses)		289,232		(1,100,564	)		(1,293,982	)		1,572,326

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Total Assets	$	31,054,796	$	33,523,175
Total Liabilities		11,473,028		10,605,497
Share of Equity in Net Assets		9,790,884		11,458,836

Dakota Plains Services, LLC [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

Summarized Financial Statements

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Sales	$	4,780,797	$	3,805,769	$	14,569,046	$	10,902,636
Net Earnings		329,475		28,630		1,178,835		617,639
Companys Share of Equity in Net Earnings		164,738		14,315		589,418		212,744

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Total Assets	$	8,758,351	$	9,945,720
Total Liabilities		6,760,292		9,126,495
Share of Equity in Net Assets		659,817		70,399