Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

v3.7.0.1
Document and Entity Information - shares
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Aug. 08, 2017
Document And Entity Information    
Entity Registrant Name Pacific Ethanol, Inc.  
Entity Central Index Key 0000778164  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2017  
Amendment Flag false  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   43,971,127
Trading Symbol PEIX  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q2  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2017