CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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- SCHEDULE IV - MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE - Additional Information

Subsequent Events (Details)

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Subsequent Events (Details)		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details)	Jan. 25, 2017 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares $ / MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares	Nov. 01, 2018 $ / MMBTU	Jan. 27, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)		$ 3	$ 2.75	$ 2.57
Common Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.750
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] \| Depositary Shares [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Depositary stock, dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.4609375
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] \| Preferred Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Coupon rate percentage		7.375%				7.375%
Laclede Gas [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Tariff rate (in dollars per MMBtu) \| $ / MMBTU		12.385
Forecast [Member] \| Laclede Gas [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Tariff rate (in dollars per MMBtu) \| $ / MMBTU					6.386

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