Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Credit Facilities (Details)

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Credit Facilities (Details)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Instrument
Dec. 20, 2012
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Jan. 27, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Borrowed against the revolver     $ 0 $ 44,000,000    
Principal balance     86,992,738   $ 89,387,985  
Total Assets     649,346,368   $ 650,732,571  
Pinedale Liquids Gathering System [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Total Assets     146,300,000      
Key Bank [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Maximum borrowing capacity   $ 70,000,000        
Basis spread on variable rate 1.00%          
Principal payment through extension period     $ 3,200,000      
LIBOR [Member] | Key Bank [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Basis spread on variable rate   3.25% 4.25%      
Maximum [Member] | LIBOR [Member] | Key Bank [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Basis spread on variable rate 7.00%          
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Borrowed against the revolver $ 44,000,000          
Available borrowing capacity     $ 53,300,000      
Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | CorEnergy Revolver [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Extinguishment of debt $ 44,000,000   $ 44,000,000      
Debt instrument coupon rate     3.99%   3.76%  
Pinedale Liquids Gathering System [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Non controlling economic interest pinedale GP 81.05%          
Value of economic interest $ 47,400,000          
Pinedale Liquids Gathering System [Member] | Key Bank [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Principal balance $ 58,500,000          
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Number of instruments terminated | Instrument 1          
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Number of instruments terminated | Instrument 1          
Cash flow hedge terminated $ 26,300,000          
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] | Preferred Stock [Member]            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]            
Debt instrument coupon rate     7.375%     7.375%