Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details)

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Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Jun. 29, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Amount Outstanding $ 203,600,577 $ 220,732,000  
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,240,297 and $633,687 3,132,050 4,187,271  
Total 200,632,880 216,864,752  
Debt due within one year 7,128,556 66,132,000  
7% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Unamortized discount 2,586,166 3,356,847  
Convertible Debt and Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,240,297 and $633,687 381,531 510,401  
Convertible Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,240,297 and $633,687 241,000    
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   $ 115,000,000
Quarterly Principal Payments 0    
Amount Outstanding $ 114,000,000 $ 115,000,000  
Interest Rate 7.00% 7.00% 7.00%
Line of Credit [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total $ 89,600,577    
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | CorEnergy 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 3.76% 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 3.77% 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 4.77% 4.43%  
Line of Credit [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | CorEnergy Term Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total Commitment or Original Principal $ 45,000,000    
Quarterly Principal Payments 1,615,000    
Amount Outstanding $ 36,740,000 $ 43,200,000  
Interest Rate 3.74% 3.07%  
Total $ 36,740,000    
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 $ 8,860,577 $ 0  
Interest Rate 8.00% 0.00%