CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Fair Value (Details)

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Fair Value (Details) Bcf / d in Billions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Fair Value (Details) Bcf / d in Billions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Bcf / d	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) Instrument	Dec. 20, 2012 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Unrealized gain on other equity securities	$ 0	$ 0	$ 43,000	$ 282,000
Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	6.60%	1.50%	6.60%	1.50%
Minimum [Member] \| Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Discount percentage for lack of marketability			2.80%	11.80%
Discount rate percentage			14.50%	14.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Discount percentage for lack of marketability			3.50%	15.20%
Discount rate percentage			16.50%	16.00%
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of instruments terminated \| Instrument					1
Notional amount					$ 26,300,000
Pinedale Credit Facilities [Member] \| Key Bank [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 70,000,000
Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Receiving and regasification terminal, volume per day (bcf/d) \| Bcf / d			0.0
Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member] \| Arc Logistics Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Limited partner interest			40.00%

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