Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Apr. 17, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Bluefire Renewables, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001370489
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 592,195
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		418,235,664
Trading Symbol	BFRE
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017