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Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details)

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Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Amount Outstanding $ 205,929,465 $ 220,732,000
Unamortized deferred financing costs 3,408,620 4,187,271
Total 202,746,485 216,864,752
Debt due within one year 7,128,556 66,132,000
7% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized discount 2,770,894 3,356,847
Convertible Debt and Line of Credit [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized deferred financing costs 412,086 510,401
Convertible Debt [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unamortized discount 3,700,000  
Convertible Debt [Member] | 7% Unsecured 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]    
Total $ 91,929,465  
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total 9,574,465  
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 3.80% 3.07%
Total $ 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 3.78% 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 4.53% 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 $ 38,355,000 $ 43,200,000
Interest Rate 3.78% 3.07%
Total $ 38,355,000  
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 $ 9,574,465 $ 0
Interest Rate 8.00% 0.00%