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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details)

Credit Facilities - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 29, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount Outstanding	$ 201,186,844	$ 203,600,577
Unamortized deferred financing costs	2,855,478	3,132,050
Total	198,434,429	200,632,880
Debt due within one year	7,128,556	7,128,556
7% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	2,401,439	2,586,166
Convertible Debt and Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	350,976	381,531
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		$ 115,000,000
Quarterly Principal Payments	0
Amount Outstanding	$ 114,000,000	$ 114,000,000
Interest Rate	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total	$ 87,186,844
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	$ 44,000,000
Interest Rate	3.99%	3.76%
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	3.98%	3.77%
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	4.98%	4.77%
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	$ 35,125,000	$ 36,740,000
Interest Rate	3.98%	3.74%
Total	$ 35,125,000
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	$ 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	$ 8,061,844	$ 8,860,577
Interest Rate	8.00%	8.00%