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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of Business [Policy Text Block]
Nature of Business.
Gevo, Inc. (“Gevo” or the “Company,” which, unless otherwise indicated, refers to Gevo, Inc. and its subsidiaries) is a renewable chemicals and next generation “low-carbon” fuel company focused on the development and commercialization of renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products. Low-carbon fuels reduce the carbon intensity, or the level of greenhouse gas emissions (“GHG”), compared to standard fossil-based fuels across their lifecycle. The most common low-carbon fuels are renewable fuels. Gevo is focused on the development and production of mainstream fuels like gasoline and jet fuel using renewable feedstocks that have the potential to lower GHG at a meaningful scale and enhance agricultural production, including food and other related products. In addition to serving the low-carbon fuel markets, through Gevo's technology, Gevo can also serve markets for the production of chemical intermediate products for solvents, plastics and building block chemicals.
 
In addition to its ethanol production capabilities, the Company developed proprietary technology that uses a combination of synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, chemistry and chemical engineering to make isobutanol and hydrocarbon products from isobutanol that can displace petrochemical incumbent products. The Company has been able to genetically engineer yeast, whereby the yeast produces isobutanol from carbohydrates. The Company’s technology converts its renewable isobutanol to alcohol-to-jet (“ATJ”), isooctane, isooctene and para-xylene (building block for polyester) at its hydrocarbons demonstration plant located at South Hampton Resources, Inc’s facility in Silsbee, Texas (the “South Hampton Facility”). In addition, the Company’s production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota (the “Luverne Facility”) has production capacity of about
20
million gallons per year of ethanol,
45
-
50
 kilotons of animal feed, and
3
million pounds of corn oil.
 
As of
June 30, 2019, 
the Company continues to engage in research and development, business development, business and financial planning, optimizing operations for low-carbon ethanol, isobutanol and related hydrocarbons production, and raising capital to fund future expansion of its Luverne Facility. Ultimately, the Company believes that the attainment of profitable operations is dependent upon future events, including (i) completing certain capital improvements at the Luverne Facility to produce low-carbon ethanol side-by-side with low-carbon isobutanol; (ii) completing the Company’s development activities resulting in commercial production and sales of low-carbon ethanol, isobutanol, or isobutanol derived products and/or technology; (iii) obtaining adequate financing to complete the Company’s development activities, including the build out of low-carbon ethanol capacity and further isobutanol and hydrocarbon capacity; (iv) gaining market acceptance and demand for the Company’s products and services; (v) attracting and retaining qualified personnel; and (vi) the achievement of a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure.
Financial Condition [Policy Text Block]
Financial Condition
. For the
six
months ended
June 30, 2019
and
2018,
the Company incurred a consolidated net loss of
$13.2
 million and
$14.0
 million, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of
$442.6
million at
June 30, 2019.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents at
June 30, 2019
totaled
$29.2
million and are expected to be used for the following purposes: (i) operating activities of the Luverne Facility; (ii) operating activities at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Colorado, including research and development work; (iii) capital expenditures primarily associated with the Luverne Facility, including capital expenditures to “de-carbonize” the Luverne Facility; (iv) exploration of strategic alternatives and new financings; and (v) debt service and repayment obligations. The Company is actively working on refinancing and negotiating its
2020
Notes that mature on
March 15, 2020. 
 
The Company expects to incur future net losses as it continues to fund the development and commercialization of its product candidates. To date, the Company has financed its operations primarily with proceeds from multiple sales of equity and debt securities, borrowings under debt facilities and product sales. The Company’s transition to profitability is dependent upon, among other things, the successful development and commercialization of its product candidates and the achievement of a level of revenues adequate to support the Company’s cost structure. The Company
may
never achieve profitability or positive cash flows, and unless and until it does, the Company will continue to need to raise additional cash. Management intends to fund future operations through additional private and/or public offerings of debt or equity securities. In addition, the Company
may
seek additional capital through arrangements with strategic partners or from other sources. Gevo 
may
seek to restructure its debt and will continue to address its cost structure. Notwithstanding, there can be
no
assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional funds, or achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flows from operations.
At-the-market Offering Program, Policy [Policy Text Block]
At-the-Market Offering Program. 
In
February 2018,
the Company commenced an at-the-market offering program, which allows it to sell and issue shares of its common stock from time-to-time. The at-the-market offering program was amended multiple times during
2018
to increase the available capacity under the at-the-market offering program by an aggregate of approximately
$84.9
million. During the
first
quarter of 
2019,
the Company issued
3,244,941
 shares of common stock under the at-the-market offering program for gross proceeds of
$9.9
 million. The Company paid commissions to its sales agent of approximately
$0.2
 million and incurred other offering related expenses of
$0.01
million. There were
no
sales under the at-the-market offering program during the
second
quarter of
2019.
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Basis of Presentation.
The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company (which include the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiaries Gevo Development, LLC (“Gevo Development”) and Agri-Energy, LLC (“Agri-Energy”)) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do
not
include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company at
June 30, 2019,
and are
not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included under the heading “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in Part II, Item 
8
of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10
-K for the year ended
December 
31,
2018.
Reverse Stock Split [Policy Text Block]
Reverse Stock Split.
On
June 1, 2018,
the Company effected a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of its common stock by a ratio of
one
-for-
twenty
(the “Reverse Stock Split”), and its common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on a Reverse Stock Split-basis on
June 4, 2018.
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Income Taxes.
 There is 
no
provision for income taxes because the Company has incurred operating losses since inception. 
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.
 
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-13,
Financial Instruments - Credit Losses Measurement of Credits Losses on Financial Instruments
(“ASU 2016-13”), which replaces accounting for credit losses for most financial assets, including trade accounts receivable, and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through income. ASU 2016-13 replaces the current “incurred loss” model, in which losses are recognized when a loss is incurred as of the date of the balance sheet, to an “expected credit loss” model, which includes a broader range of information to estimate expected credit losses over the lifetime of the financial asset. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. It is expected that the adoption of this standard will primarily apply to the valuation of the Company’s trade accounts receivables. The Company sells primarily to a small quantity of large customers with significant balance sheets and those financial assets are often settled within one-to-two weeks after the completion of the corresponding sales transaction. While the Company is in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on the Company’s financial statements, it does not currently anticipate that this will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
. 
 
Leases
.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,
 Leases
(“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires most contracts which convey over a period of time the right to use or control the use of an asset to be recognized on a company’s financial statements. The objective is to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The standard required using the modified retrospective transition method and apply ASU 2016-02 either at the (i) latter of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements or commencement date of the lease, or (ii) beginning of the period of adoption. The Company adopted the standard effective  January 1, 2019 with no retrospective adjustment to prior periods presented in the financial statements. There was no impact to the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2019 as a result of the adoption of this standard. 
 
As a result of adopting ASU 2016-02, the Company recognized
$1.2
million in right-to-use assets and related lease liabilities at January 1, 2019. The Company elected to both (i) elect the short term lease scope exception for leases with original terms of twelve months or less and (ii) the package of practical expedients, which included the ability to classify leases as operating under the new standard, ASU 2016-02
,
for those leases existing prior to January 1, 2019 that were previously classified as operating under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 840,
Leases
, the superseded accounting standard for the accounting for leases.
 
Derivatives and Hedging
. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Provisions.
In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11,
Derivatives and Hedging
 Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Provisions
 (“ASU 2017-11”), which was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The standard simplifies the accounting for certain equity-linked financial instruments and embedded features with down round features that reduce the exercise price when the pricing of a future round of financing is lower. Currently, the existence of such features require classification outside of equity and recognition of changes in the fair value of the instrument in earnings each reporting period. This standard eliminates the need to remeasure the instruments at fair value and allows classification within equity. The adoption of this standard has not materially impacted the Company’s accounting, as current liability classified financial instruments and embedded derivatives that require separation from the host instrument have features other than down-round provisions that require current accounting and classification.