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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
EthanolPlants
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Ethanol production capacity per year 515 million gallons per year    
Ethanol market capacity per year over 800 million gallons of ethanol, and produces, on an annualized basis    
Other products produced per year over one million tons of co-products such as wet and dry distillers grains, wet and dry corn gluten feed, condensed distillers solubles, corn gluten meal, corn germ, distillers yeast and CO2.    
Accounts receivable used as collateral $ 44,233   $ 42,049
Allowance for doubtful accounts 281   $ 25
Bad debt expense $ 256  
Benefit for income taxes $ 2,700  
Pacific Ethanol West Plants [Member]      
Number of ethanol plants | EthanolPlants 4    
Pacific Ethanol Central Plants [Member]      
Number of ethanol plants | EthanolPlants 4