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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details)

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jul. 08, 2015	Jun. 29, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount Outstanding	$ 131,534,177	$ 203,600,577
Total Remaining Contractual Payments	129,369,462	200,632,880
Debt due within one year	668,556	7,128,556
7.00% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	2,031,983	2,586,166
Convertible Debt and Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	132,732	381,531
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Remaining Contractual Payments	17,534,177
Line of Credit [Member] \| CorEnergy Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Commitment or Original Principal			$ 45,000,000.0
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Commitment or Original Principal			153,000,000.0
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| CorEnergy Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Commitment or Original Principal	160,000,000		105,000,000.0
Quarterly Principal Payments	0
Amount Outstanding	$ 10,000,000	$ 44,000,000
Effective interest rate	3.99%	3.76%
Total Remaining Contractual Payments	$ 10,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| MoGas Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Commitment or Original Principal	1,000,000		$ 3,000,000.0
Quarterly Principal Payments	0
Amount Outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Effective interest rate	3.99%	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
Effective interest rate	5.24%	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	$ 0	$ 36,740,000
Effective interest rate	0.00%	3.74%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| $58.5M Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Commitment or Original Principal	$ 58,500,000	$ 58,500,000
Term loan payable to CorEnergy	47,400,000	47,400,000
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	$ 7,534,177	$ 8,860,577
Effective interest rate	8.23%	8.00%
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	$ 3,700,000
Convertible Debt [Member] \| 7.00% Unsecured Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Commitment or Original Principal	115,000,000			$ 115,000,000.0
Quarterly Principal Payments	0
Amount Outstanding	$ 114,000,000	$ 114,000,000
Interest Rate	7.00%	7.00%		7.00%