1. Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands |
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Mar. 31, 2017
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EthanolPlants
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Mar. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2016
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| Ethanol production capacity per year | 515 million gallons per year | ||
| Ethanol market capacity per year | markets nearly 1.0 billion gallons of ethanol | ||
| Other products produced per year | produces over 2.5 million tons of co-products | ||
| Accounts receivable used as collateral | $ 54,828 | $ 64,853 | |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 41 | $ 331 | |
| Bad debt expense | 7 | $ 256 | |
| Benefit for income taxes | $ 0 | $ 0 | |
| ACEC [Member] | |||
| Noncontrolling interest owned | 26.07% | ||
| Pacific Ethanol Central Plants [Member] | |||
| Number of ethanol plants | EthanolPlants | 4 | ||
| Pacific Aurora [Member] | |||
| Ownership interest | 73.93% | ||
| Pacific Aurora [Member] | ACEC [Member] | |||
| Ownership interest | 26.07% | ||
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