Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	GEVO
Entity Registrant Name	GEVO, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001392380
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		99,592,858