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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Debt - CorEnergy Credit Facilities/Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility (Details)

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Debt - CorEnergy Credit Facilities/Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2017	Jul. 28, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs			$ 250,507	$ 254,646
CorEnergy Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs		$ 1,800,000	1,300,000
Deferred debt issuance amortization			1,600,000
Amended And Restated CorEnergy Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred debt issuance amortization			$ 2,900,000
Debt term		5 years
Pinedale LP [Member] \| Amended Pinedale Term Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized deferred financing costs	$ 367,000
Deferred debt issuance amortization	$ 264,000
Debt term	5 years

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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