Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue                      
Lease revenue $ 17,005,831 $ 16,996,155 $ 16,996,072 $ 16,996,072 $ 16,984,036 $ 16,966,056 $ 6,799,879 $ 7,336,101 $ 67,994,130 $ 48,086,072 $ 28,223,765
Transportation and distribution revenue 5,810,651 5,119,330 5,064,680 5,099,451 3,591,459 3,557,096 3,546,979 3,649,735 21,094,112 14,345,269 1,298,093
Financing revenue 0 0 0 162,344 185,650 182,604 668,904 660,392 162,344 1,697,550 1,077,813
Sales revenue         1,717,787 1,434,694 1,665,908 2,341,655 0 7,160,044 9,708,902
Total Revenue 22,816,482 22,115,485 22,060,752 22,257,867 22,478,932 22,140,450 12,681,670 13,987,883 89,250,586 71,288,935 40,308,573
Expenses                      
Transportation and distribution expenses 2,240,556 1,482,161 1,378,306 1,362,325 1,018,870 1,120,862 1,272,025 1,197,968 6,463,348 4,609,725 1,299,782
Cost of sales         618,073 382,851 569,958 1,248,330 0 2,819,212 7,291,968
General and administrative 3,185,419 3,021,869 2,773,240 3,289,852 2,434,094 2,837,762 1,905,329 2,568,519 12,270,380 9,745,704 7,872,753
Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense 5,744,762 5,744,266 5,737,025 5,296,818 5,385,068 5,836,665 3,495,986 4,048,832 22,522,871 18,766,551 13,195,255
Provision for loan loss and disposition 0 0 369,278 4,645,188 5,833,000 7,951,137 0 0 5,014,466 13,784,137 0
Total Expenses 11,170,737 10,248,296 10,257,849 14,594,183 15,289,105 18,129,277 7,243,298 9,063,649 46,271,065 49,725,329 29,659,758
Operating Income 11,645,745 11,867,189 11,802,903 7,663,684 7,189,827 4,011,173 5,438,372 4,924,234 42,979,521 21,563,606 10,648,815
Other Income (Expense)                      
Net distributions and dividend income 273,559 277,523 214,169 375,573 245,374 241,563 193,410 590,408 1,140,824 1,270,755 1,836,783
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on other equity securities (177,289) 1,430,858 1,199,665 (1,628,752) (148,045) (1,408,751) 43,385 449,798      
Interest expense (3,430,162) (3,520,856) (3,540,812) (3,926,009) (3,652,111) (3,854,913) (1,126,888) (1,147,272) (14,417,839) (9,781,184) (3,675,122)
Total Other Expense (3,333,892) (1,812,475) (2,126,978) (5,179,188) (3,554,782) (5,022,101) (890,093) (107,066) (12,452,533) (9,574,042) (2,304,365)
Income before income taxes 8,311,853 10,054,714 9,675,925 2,484,496 3,635,045 (1,010,928) 4,548,279 4,817,168 30,526,988 11,989,564 8,344,450
Taxes                      
Current tax expense (benefit) 65,847 95,125 203,652 (677,731) 276,755 105,020 104,479 435,756 (313,107) 922,010 3,843,937
Deferred tax benefit (168,731) 388,027 206,786 (577,395) (646,857) (1,953,973) (153,342) (115,391) (151,313) (2,869,563) (4,069,500)
Income tax benefit, net (102,884) 483,152 410,438 (1,255,126) (370,102) (1,848,953) (48,863) 320,365 (464,420) (1,947,553) (225,563)
Net Income 8,414,737 9,571,562 9,265,487 3,739,622 4,005,147 838,025 4,597,142 4,496,803 30,991,408 13,937,117 8,570,013
Less: Net Income attributable to non-controlling interest 328,370 340,377 310,960 348,501 384,221 410,806 412,004 410,175 1,328,208 1,617,206 1,556,157
Net Income attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders 8,086,367 9,231,185 8,954,527 3,391,121 3,620,926 427,219 4,185,138 4,086,628 29,663,200 12,319,911 7,013,856
Preferred dividend requirements 1,037,110 1,037,109 1,037,109 1,037,109 1,037,110 1,037,109 1,037,109 737,500 4,148,437 3,848,828 0
Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders $ 7,049,257 $ 8,194,076 $ 7,917,418 $ 2,354,012 $ 2,583,816 $ (609,890) $ 3,148,029 $ 3,349,128 $ 25,514,763 $ 8,471,083 $ 7,013,856
Earnings Per Common Share:                      
Basic (in dollars per share) $ 0.59 $ 0.69 $ 0.66 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ (0.05) $ 0.33 $ 0.36 $ 2.14 $ 0.79 $ 1.06
Diluted (in dollars per share) $ 0.59 $ 0.68 $ 0.66 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ (0.05) $ 0.33 $ 0.36 $ 2.14 $ 0.79 $ 1.06