| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 40901 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) (http://www.gpreinc.com/role/DisclosureAssetRetirementObligationsDetails)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001635650 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31  | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31  | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31  | |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract]  | |||
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]  | |||
Balance at beginning of year  | |||
Additional asset retirement obligations incurred  | |||
Liabilities settled  | (  | ||
Accretion expense  | 236,000    | 201,000 1  | 173,000    | 
Balance at end of year  | 2,446,000    | 2,043,000    | |