CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012	Jan. 01, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.000	$ 0.130	$ 0.514	$ 0.375	$ 0.440
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price						300,000,000.0
Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Shares issued during period						2,250,000
Ratio of shares available							0.01
Percentage of Redeemable shares						7.375%
Proceeds from shelf registration, gross							56,300,000
Proceeds from shelf registration, net							$ 54,500,000