Gevo Development - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		106 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014 Securities	Dec. 31, 2012 Warrant Agreement	Sep. 30, 2010 Common Class B	Mar. 31, 2014 Common Class B	Mar. 31, 2014 Common Class B CDP Gevo, LLC	Jan. 31, 2012 Common Class B Co Managing Directors	Mar. 31, 2014 Gevo Development	Mar. 31, 2013 Gevo Development	Mar. 31, 2014 Gevo Development
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Equity ownership of wholly owned subsidiary	100.00%			100.00%
Outstanding interest rate					10.00%
Number of membership interests outstanding	2
Consideration for exchange of class B interest	$ 1.1
Stock-based compensation expenses related to warrant agreement		2.6	0.8			0.1
Capital contribution to subsidiaries							8.3	3.0	117.7
Common stock issued but not subscribed	858,000
Warrant agreement exercise price, fair value	$ 2.70
Warrant expiry period	2016-09
Percentage of warrant shares vested	50.00%
Remaining warrant shares vested period	2 years
Value of warrants issued	$ 14.0