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1. Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative)

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1. Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
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EthanolPlants
Jun. 30, 2015
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Jun. 30, 2016
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EthanolPlants
Jun. 30, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2015
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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 $ 63,330,000   $ 63,330,000   $ 42,029,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts 311,000   311,000   $ 25,000
Bad debt expense 30,000 $ 3,000 286,000 $ 3,000  
Benefit for income taxes $ 245,000 $ (530,000) $ 245,000 $ 2,170,000  
Pacific Ethanol Central Plants [Member]          
Number of ethanol plants | EthanolPlants 4   4    
Pacific Ethanol West Plants [Member]          
Number of ethanol plants | EthanolPlants 4   4