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Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details)

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Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Jun. 29, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Amount Outstanding $ 209,729,185 $ 220,732,000  
Unamortized deferred financing costs 3,685,192 4,187,271  
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs 206,330,789 216,864,752  
7% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unamortized discount 2,956,285 3,356,847  
Convertible Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unamortized discount     $ 3,700,000
Convertible Debt [Member] | 7% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal 115,000,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 0    
Amount Outstanding $ 114,000,000 $ 115,000,000  
Interest Rate 7.00% 7.00%  
Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs $ 95,729,185    
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs 10,329,185    
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Regions Revolver [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal 105,000,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 0    
Amount Outstanding $ 44,000,000 $ 0  
Interest Rate 3.70% 3.07%  
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs $ 44,000,000    
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | MoGas Revolver [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal 3,000,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 0    
Amount Outstanding $ 0 $ 0  
Interest Rate 3.70% 3.07%  
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Omega Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal $ 1,500,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 0    
Amount Outstanding $ 0 $ 0  
Interest Rate 4.47% 4.43%  
Line of Credit [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Regions Term Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal $ 45,000,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 1,615,000    
Amount Outstanding $ 41,400,000 $ 43,200,000  
Interest Rate 3.70% 3.07%  
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs $ 41,400,000    
Line of Credit [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | $70M Term Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal 70,000,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 0    
Amount Outstanding $ 0 $ 62,532,000  
Interest Rate 0.00% 4.67%  
Line of Credit [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | $58.5M Term Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal $ 58,500,000.0    
Term loan payable to CorEnergy 47,414,250    
Line of Credit [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | $58.5M Term Loan - Related Party, Less Amount Payable to CorEnergy [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal 11,085,750    
Quarterly Principal Payments 167,139    
Amount Outstanding $ 10,329,185 $ 0  
Interest Rate 8.00% 0.00%  
Convertible Debt and Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unamortized deferred financing costs $ 442,111 $ 510,401