Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Jun. 29, 2015 |
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| Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to CorEnergy stockholders | $ 6,755,855 | $ 9,177,284 | $ 9,000,172 | $ 7,669,478 | $ 8,086,367 | $ 9,231,185 | $ 8,954,527 | $ 3,391,121 | $ 32,602,790 | $ 29,663,200 | $ 12,319,911 | |
| Less: preferred dividend requirements | 2,396,875 | 2,396,875 | 2,123,129 | 1,037,109 | 1,037,110 | 1,037,109 | 1,037,109 | 1,037,109 | 7,953,988 | 4,148,437 | 3,848,828 | |
| Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders | $ 4,358,980 | $ 6,780,409 | $ 6,877,043 | $ 6,632,369 | $ 7,049,257 | $ 8,194,076 | $ 7,917,418 | $ 2,354,012 | $ 24,648,802 | $ 25,514,763 | $ 8,471,083 | |
| Weighted average shares - basic (in shares) | 11,900,516 | 11,901,985 | 10,685,892 | |||||||||
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.57 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.20 | $ 2.07 | $ 2.14 | $ 0.79 | |
| Net income attributable to common stockholders (from above) | $ 4,358,980 | $ 6,780,409 | $ 6,877,043 | $ 6,632,369 | $ 7,049,257 | $ 8,194,076 | $ 7,917,418 | $ 2,354,012 | $ 24,648,802 | $ 25,514,763 | $ 8,471,083 | |
| Add: After tax effect of convertible interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Income attributable for dilutive securities | $ 24,648,802 | $ 25,514,763 | $ 8,471,083 | |||||||||
| Weighted average shares - diluted (in shares) | 11,900,516 | 11,901,985 | 10,685,892 | |||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.57 | $ 0.58 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.59 | $ 0.68 | $ 0.66 | $ 0.20 | $ 2.07 | $ 2.14 | $ 0.79 | |
| Convertible Debt [Member] | Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | ||||||||||||
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| Coupon rate percentage | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | |||||||
| Shares issued upon conversion (in shares) | 3,454,545 | 3,454,545 | ||||||||||
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