Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Schedule Of Exchange Activity Of Class B Common Shares Table [Text Block]

The following table summarizes the exchange activity since the Company’s initial public offering:

LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares outstanding at initial public offering, June 2007	897,903
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares exchanged in 2007	(28,060	)
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares exchanged in 2008	(365,722	)
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares exchanged in 2009	(131,684	)
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares exchanged in 2010	(16,830	)
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares issued in connection with the LLC concurrent private placement in February 2011	918,463
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares exchanged in 2011	(342,916	)
LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares exchanged in the nine months ended September 30, 2012	(135,675	)
Remaining LLC Membership Units and Class B common shares at September 30, 2012	795,479

Schedule Of Net Income Loss Attributable To Parent And Transfers From Noncontrolling Interest Table [Text Block]

The table below shows the effects of the changes in BioFuel Energy Corp.’s ownership interest in the LLC on the equity attributable to BioFuel Energy Corp.’s common stockholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):

Net Loss Attributable to BioFuel Energy Corp.’s Common Stockholders and

Transfers from the Noncontrolling Interest

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011		2012			2011
Net income (loss) attributable to BioFuel Energy Corp.	$	(9,830	)	$	2,194	$	(29,820	)	$	(12,510	)
Increase in BioFuel Energy Corp. stockholders’ equity from issuance of common shares in exchange for Class B common shares and units of BioFuel Energy, LLC		227			—		273			2,386
Change in equity from net income (loss) attributable to BioFuel Energy Corp. and transfers from noncontrolling interest	$	(9,603	)	$	2,194	$	(29,547	)	$	(10,124	)