Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Net income attributable to CORR stockholders $ 4,086,628us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 2,105,159us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 7,013,856us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Blended state tax rate 3.92%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 3.11%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations  
Deferred Tax Assets:      
Net operating loss carryforwards (1,033,385)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards   (679,692)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Cost recovery of leased and fixed assets (795,444)corr_DeferredTaxAssetsCostRecoveryOfLeasedAssets   (1,042,207)corr_DeferredTaxAssetsCostRecoveryOfLeasedAssets
Sub-total (1,828,829)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross   (1,721,899)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Deferred Tax Liabilities:      
Basis reduction of investment in partnerships 2,661,415us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther   2,842,332us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Net unrealized gain on investment securities 314,610us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments   142,154us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestments
Sub-total 2,976,025us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities   2,984,486us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Total net deferred tax liability 1,147,196us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet   1,262,587us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Mowood LLC [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Blended state tax rate 5.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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5.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
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Subsidiaries [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Net income attributable to CORR stockholders 882,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Net operating loss of taxable reit subsidiary $ 2,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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  $ 1,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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