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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Notes Tables
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Fair Value - Additional Information (Details)

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Fair Value - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Fair Value - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2017 Bcf / d	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 30, 2016 USD ($) Instrument
Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	6.60%	6.60%
Lightfoot GP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest percentage	1.50%	1.50%
Minimum [Member] \| Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Discount rate percentage	15.70%	15.30%
Maximum [Member] \| Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Discount rate percentage	17.70%	17.30%
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of instruments terminated \| Instrument			1
Notional amount \| $			$ 26.3
Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Receiving and regasification terminal, volume per day (bcf/d) \| Bcf / d	1.5
Lightfoot Capital Partners LP [Member] \| Arc Logistics Partners LP [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Limited partner interest	40.00%

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