Gevo Development - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 CDP Gevo, LLC	Dec. 31, 2012 CDP Gevo, LLC Warrant Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 CDP Gevo, LLC Warrants to purchase common stock	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Class B	Sep. 30, 2014 Common Class B CDP Gevo, LLC	Sep. 30, 2014 Gevo Development Securities	Sep. 30, 2013 Gevo Development	Sep. 30, 2014 Gevo Development Securities	Sep. 30, 2013 Gevo Development	Sep. 30, 2010 Gevo Development Common Class B	Jan. 31, 2012 Gevo Development Common Class B Co Managing Directors
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		2
Consideration for exchange of class B interest											$ 1,100,000
Non-cash stock-based compensation	2,362,000	3,083,000			2,600,000								800,000	100,000
Capital contribution to subsidiaries									1,600,000	7,000,000	24,700,000	14,100,000
Number of shares of common stock exercisable for warrants	388,411			858,000
Warrant , Exercise Price	$ 1.18			$ 2.70
Warrants expiration date				Sep. 30, 2016
Percentage of warrant shares vested				50.00%
Remaining warrant shares vested period						2 years
Derivative warrant liability fair value	$ 2,877,000		$ 7,243,000	$ 14,000,000