Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Revenue | |||||||||||
| Lease revenue | $ 30,125 | $ 20,126 | $ 5,554,368 | $ 15,746,504 | $ 16,712,017 | $ 16,984,903 | $ 16,635,876 | $ 16,717,710 | $ 21,351,123 | $ 67,050,506 | $ 72,747,362 |
| Deferred rent receivable write-off | 0 | 0 | 0 | (30,105,820) | (30,105,820) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total Revenue | 5,878,213 | 4,625,380 | 9,966,987 | (9,132,509) | 21,709,485 | 21,081,244 | 21,532,009 | 21,622,832 | 11,338,071 | 85,945,570 | 89,231,598 |
| Expenses | |||||||||||
| Transportation and distribution expenses | 2,023,900 | 1,438,443 | 1,222,135 | 1,375,229 | 1,376,152 | 1,116,194 | 1,246,755 | 1,503,143 | 6,059,707 | 5,242,244 | 7,210,748 |
| General and administrative | 2,036,287 | 2,793,568 | 4,325,924 | 3,076,143 | 2,492,346 | 2,494,240 | 2,739,855 | 2,870,407 | 12,231,922 | 10,596,848 | 13,042,847 |
| Depreciation, amortization and ARO accretion expense | 2,174,630 | 2,169,806 | 3,662,926 | 5,647,067 | 5,646,254 | 5,645,342 | 5,645,250 | 5,645,096 | 13,654,429 | 22,581,942 | 24,947,453 |
| Loss on impairment of leased property | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140,268,379 | 140,268,379 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Loss on impairment and disposal of leased property | 0 | 0 | 146,537,547 | 0 | 146,537,547 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Loss on termination of lease | 0 | 0 | 458,297 | 0 | 458,297 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total Expenses | 6,234,817 | 6,401,817 | 156,206,829 | 150,366,818 | 9,514,752 | 9,255,776 | 9,631,860 | 10,018,646 | 319,210,281 | 38,421,034 | 45,164,181 |
| Operating Loss | (356,604) | (1,776,437) | (146,239,842) | (159,499,327) | 12,194,733 | 11,825,468 | 11,900,149 | 11,604,186 | (307,872,210) | 47,524,536 | 44,067,417 |
| Other Income (Expense) | |||||||||||
| Net distributions and other income | 21,937 | 29,654 | 102,038 | 317,820 | 426,797 | 360,182 | 285,259 | 256,615 | 471,449 | 1,328,853 | 106,795 |
| Interest expense | (2,247,994) | (2,247,643) | (2,920,424) | (2,885,583) | (2,996,512) | (2,777,122) | (2,297,783) | (2,507,294) | (10,301,644) | (10,578,711) | (12,759,010) |
| Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | 11,549,968 | 0 | 0 | (28,920,834) | 0 | (5,039,731) | 11,549,968 | (33,960,565) | 0 |
| Total Other Income (Expense) | (2,226,057) | (2,217,989) | 8,731,582 | (2,567,763) | (2,569,715) | (31,337,774) | (2,012,524) | (7,290,410) | 1,719,773 | (43,210,423) | (2,774,267) |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (2,582,661) | (3,994,426) | (137,508,260) | (162,067,090) | 9,625,018 | (19,512,306) | 9,887,625 | 4,313,776 | (306,152,437) | 4,314,113 | 41,293,150 |
| Taxes | |||||||||||
| Current tax expense (benefit) | 3,662 | (2,431) | (2,431) | (394,643) | (472,498) | (1,270) | 0 | 353,744 | (395,843) | (120,024) | (585,386) |
| Deferred tax expense (benefit) | 85,357 | (72,897) | (71,396) | 369,921 | 289,788 | (91,436) | 62,699 | 93,591 | 310,985 | 354,642 | (1,833,340) |
| Income tax expense (benefit), net | 89,019 | (75,328) | (73,827) | (24,722) | (182,710) | (92,706) | 62,699 | 447,335 | (84,858) | 234,618 | (2,418,726) |
| Net Income (loss) attributable to CorEnergy Stockholders | (2,671,680) | (3,919,098) | (137,434,433) | (162,042,368) | 9,807,728 | (19,419,600) | 9,824,926 | 3,866,441 | (306,067,579) | 4,079,495 | 43,711,876 |
| Preferred dividend requirements | 2,309,672 | 2,309,672 | 2,309,672 | 2,260,793 | 2,313,780 | 2,313,780 | 2,313,780 | 2,314,128 | 9,189,809 | 9,255,468 | 9,548,377 |
| Net Income (loss) attributable to Common Stockholders | $ (4,981,352) | $ (6,228,770) | $ (139,744,105) | $ (164,303,161) | $ 7,493,948 | $ (21,733,380) | $ 7,511,146 | $ 1,552,313 | $ (315,257,388) | $ (5,175,973) | $ 34,163,499 |
| Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ (0.36) | $ (0.46) | $ (10.24) | $ (12.04) | $ 0.55 | $ (1.65) | $ 0.59 | $ 0.12 | $ (23.09) | $ (0.40) | $ 2.86 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (0.36) | $ (0.46) | $ (10.24) | $ (12.04) | $ 0.55 | $ (1.65) | $ 0.59 | $ 0.12 | $ (23.09) | $ (0.40) | $ 2.79 |
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| Revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 5,815,990 | $ 4,573,155 | $ 4,382,706 | $ 5,200,500 | $ 4,970,173 | $ 4,068,338 | $ 4,868,144 | $ 4,871,582 | $ 19,972,351 | $ 18,778,237 | $ 16,484,236 |
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| Revenue | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 32,098 | $ 32,099 | $ 29,913 | $ 26,307 | $ 27,295 | $ 28,003 | $ 27,989 | $ 33,540 | $ 120,417 | $ 116,827 | $ 0 |
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