Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

DEBT (Details Narrative)

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DEBT (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
[1]
Net assets $ 688,547 $ 720,296
Pacific Ethanol Pekin, Inc [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Unused borrowing capacity $ 2,000  
Pacific Ethanol Pekin, Inc [Member] | Term Loan [Member]    
Description of debt covenant <p style="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Company’s subsidiaries, amended its term loan facility by reducing the amount of working capital it is required to maintain to not less than $13.0 million from March 31, 2018 through November 30, 2018 and not less than $16.0 million from December 1, 2018 and continuing at all times thereafter. </font></p>  
Debt face amount $ 3,500  
Debt maturity date May 31, 2018  
Pacific Aurora Line of Credit [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Deferred financing fees $ 300  
Net assets 207,200  
Kinergy Marketing LLC [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Unused borrowing capacity 5,233  
ICP [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Unused borrowing capacity $ 4,000  
[1] Amounts derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.