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9. EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details)

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9. EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Loss Numerator    
Net loss attributed to Pacific Ethanol, Inc. $ (4,380)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (10,826)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Preferred stock dividends (312)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock (312)us-gaap_DividendsPreferredStock
Basic and diluted loss per share:    
Loss available to common stockholders $ (4,692)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (11,138)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Shares Denominator    
Loss available to common stockholders 24,104,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 16,181,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted
Per-Share Amount    
Loss available to common stockholders $ (0.19)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted $ (0.69)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted