Green Plains Partners (GPP) 10-Q 5 May 16 2016 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	May. 02, 2016
Document type	10-Q
Amendment flag	false
Document period end date	Mar. 31, 2016
Document fiscal period focus	Q1
Document fiscal year focus	2,016
Entity registrant name	Green Plains Partners LP
Entity central index key	1,635,650
Current fiscal year end date	--12-31
Entity filer category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading symbol	gpp
Common Units [Member]
Entity common stock, shares outstanding		15,895,649
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member]
Entity common stock, shares outstanding		15,889,642

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	[1]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,626	$ 16,385
Accounts receivable	905	566
Accounts receivable from affiliates	11,458	14,347
Amortizable lease costs	1,277	1,710
Prepaid expenses and other	691	911
Total current assets	19,957	33,919
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation $20,151 and $19,720, respectively	41,357	41,862
Goodwill	10,598	10,598
Note receivable	8,100	8,100
Other assets	1,186	1,298
Total assets	81,198	95,777
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	4,411	4,590
Accounts payable to affiliates	677	1,538
Accrued and other liabilities	4,380	6,230
Asset retirement obligation, current	736	638
Unearned revenue	783	607
Total current liabilities	10,987	13,603
Long-term debt	58,891	7,879
Asset retirement obligations	1,832	1,808
Other liabilities	882	677
Total liabilities	72,592	23,967
Total partners' capital	8,606	71,810
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$ 81,198	95,777
Net Investment - Sponsor [Member]
Current liabilities
Total partners' capital		6,299
General Partner [Member]
Current liabilities
Total partners' capital	$ 715	1,854
Common Units - Public [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Current liabilities
Total partners' capital	140,876	161,079
Common Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Current liabilities
Total partners' capital	(28,787)	(21,088)
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Current liabilities
Total partners' capital	$ (104,198)	$ (76,334)
[1]	Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 20,151	$ 19,720
Common Units - Public [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Units issued	11,504,756	11,510,089
Units outstanding	11,504,756	11,510,089
Common Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Units issued	4,389,642	4,389,642
Units outstanding	4,389,642	4,389,642
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Units issued	15,889,642	15,889,642
Units outstanding	15,889,642	15,889,642

Consolidated Statements of Oper

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues
Affiliate	$ 21,768	$ 1,311
Non-affiliate	2,021	2,085
Total revenues	23,789	3,396
Operating expenses
Operations and maintenance	8,645	7,032
General and administrative	1,209	196
Depreciation and amortization	1,217	1,322
Total operating expenses	11,071	8,550
Operating income (loss)	12,718	(5,154)
Other income (expense)
Interest income	21	21
Interest expense	(384)	(20)
Total other income (expense)	(363)	1
Income (loss) before income taxes	12,355	(5,153)
Income tax expense (benefit)	173	(1,939)
Net income (loss)	12,182	(3,214)
Net loss attributable to MLP predecessor		$ (3,214)
Net income attributable to the partnership	12,182
General Partner [Member]
Other income (expense)
Net income attributable to the partnership	244
Limited Partners [Member] | Common Units [Member]
Other income (expense)
Net income attributable to the partnership	$ 5,971
Earnings per limited partner unit (basic and diluted):
Earnings per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ 0.38
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted):
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted)	15,899
Limited Partners [Member] | Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member]
Other income (expense)
Net income attributable to the partnership	$ 5,967
Earnings per limited partner unit (basic and diluted):
Earnings per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ 0.38
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted):
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted)	15,890

Consolidated Statements of Cash

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016		Mar. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 12,182		$ (3,214)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,217		1,322
Accretion	62		44
Amortization of debt issuance costs	56		(5)
Increase in deferred lease liability	264		7
Deferred income taxes	1		(1,939)
Unit-based compensation	(15)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(339)		(292)
Accounts receivable from affiliates	2,889		(750)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	220		104
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,884)		117
Accounts payable to affiliates	(861)		264
Other	(93)		(10)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities	13,699		(4,352)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(87)		(150)
Acquisition of assets from sponsor	(62,312)
Net cash used by investing activities	(62,399)		(150)
Cash flows from financing activities
Distributions to partners	(13,057)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	56,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(5,000)
Member contributions			5,537
Member distributions	(2)		(3,368)
Net cash provided by financing activities	37,941		2,169
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(10,759)		(2,333)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	16,385	[1]	5,705
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	5,626		3,372
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow:
Cash paid for income taxes	176		356
Cash paid for interest	$ 282		$ 25
[1]	Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Presentation, Descript

Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION, DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  References to the Partnership and to the MLP Predecessor  References to “the partnership” in the consolidated financial statements and in these notes to the consolidated financial statements refer to Green Plains Partners LP and its subsidiaries. References to the “MLP predecessor” refer to BlendStar LLC and its subsidiaries, the partnership’s predecessor for accounting purposes, and the assets, liabilities and results of operations of certain ethanol storage and railcar assets contributed by Green Plains Inc. in connection with the IPO on July 1, 2015. References to “the sponsor” in transacti ons subsequent to the IPO refer to Green Plains. On July 1, 2015, Green Plains Partners closed its IPO of common units representing limited partner interests of the partnership. Green Plains Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains Inc., serves as the general partner of the partnership. References to (i) “the general partner” and “Green Plains Holdings” refer to Green Plains Holdings LLC; (ii) “the parent,” “the sponsor” and “Green Plains” refer to Green Plains Inc.; and (iii) “Green Plains Trade” refers to Green Plains Trade Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains.  Consolidated Financial Statements  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the partnership and its controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated on a consolidated basis for reporting purposes. Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the entire year.  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Because they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP, the consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.  Under GAAP, when transferring assets between entities under common control, the entity receiving the net assets initially recognizes the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities at the date of transfer and the prior period financial statements of the transferee are recast for all periods the transferred operations were part of the parent’s consolidated financial statements. On July 1, 2015, in addition to the interests of BlendStar, the partnership received the ethanol storage and railcar assets in a transfer between entities under common control. The transferred assets and liabilities are recognized at our parent’s historical cost and reflected retroactively in the consolidated financial statements presented in this report. Expenses related to the ethanol storage and railcar assets, such as depreciation, amortization and railcar lease expenses, are also reflected retroactively in the consolidated financial statements. There are no revenues related to the operation of the contributed ethanol storage and railcar assets for periods prior to July 1, 2015, when the related commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade became effective.  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership acquired the ethanol storage and leased railcar assets of the Hereford, Texas and Hopewell, Virginia production facilities from its sponsor in a transfer between entities under common control. The assets were recognized at historical cost and reflected retroactively along with related expenses for periods prior to the effective date of the acquisition subsequent to the dates the assets were acquired by the sponsor. There were no revenues related to these assets for periods before January 1, 2016, when certain commercial agreements became effective in conjunction with the drop down.  The MLP predecessor was a single member limited liability company, treated as a non-taxable disregarded entity in Green Plains’ federal and state income tax returns. For periods prior to the IPO, the consolidated financial statements reflect income taxes as if the MLP predecessor had filed separate federal and state tax returns.  The unaudited financial information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented. The adjustments are normal and recurring in nature, unless otherwise noted.  Reclassifications  Certain prior year amounts were reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not affect total revenues, costs and expenses, net income or stockholders’ equity.  Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements  Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The partnership bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions it believes are proper and reasonable under the circumstances. The partnership regularly evaluates the appropriateness of these estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Key accounting policies, including, but not limited to, those related to depreciation of property and equipment, asset retirement obligations, and impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill are impacted significantly by judgments, assumptions and estimates used to prepare the consolidated financial statements.  Description of Business  The partnership provides fuel storage and transportation services by owning, operating, developing and acquiring ethanol and fuel storage tanks, terminals, transportation assets and other related assets and businesses. The partnership is its parent’s primary downstream logistics provider , support ing its parent’s approximately 1.2 bgy ethanol marketing and distribution business . T he partnership’s assets are the principal method of storing and delivering the ethanol the parent produces. The ethanol produced by the parent is fuel and industrial grade, made principally from starch extracted from corn, and is primarily used for blending with gasoline. Ethanol currently comprises approximately 10% of the U.S. gasoline market and is an economical source of octane and oxygenate for blending into the fuel supply. The partnership does not take ownership of, or receive any payments based on the value of, the ethanol or other fuels it handles; as a result, the partnership does not have any direct exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices .  Revenue Recognition  The partnership recognizes revenues when all of the following criteria are satisfied: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; services have been rendered; the price is fixed and determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.  The partnership derives revenues when product is delivered to the customer after volumes are transported through its ethanol storage tanks and fuel terminals, and transportation services are performed. The partnership generates a substantial portion of its revenues under fee-based commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade.  The partnership’s storage and throughput agreement and certain terminal services agreements with Green Plains Trade are supported by minimum volume commitments. The partnership’s rail transportation services agreement is supported by minimum take-or-pay capacity commitments. Green Plains Trade is required to pay the partnership fees for these minimum commitments regardless of the actual volume, throughput or capacity used for transport. Payment related to volume that was not actually throughput by Green Plains Trade is applied as a credit toward volume in excess of the minimum volume commitment during any of the next four quarters, after which time unused credits expire. The partnership records a liability for deferred revenue in the amount of the credit that may be used in future periods and for customer prepayments before the product is delivered. The partnership recognizes revenue and relieves the liability when throughput volumes exceed the minimum volume commitment or unused credits expire. As a result, a significant portion of the partnership’s revenues may be associated with cash collected during an earlier period that do es not generate any cash during the current period.  Concentrations of Credit Risk  In the normal course of business, the partnership is exposed to credit risk resulting from the possibility a loss may occur due to failure of another party to perform according to the terms of a contract. The partnership provides fuel storage and transportation services for various parties with a significant portion of its revenues earned from Green Plains Trade. The partnership continually monitors its credit risk exposure and concentrations.  Segment Reporting  The partnership accounts for segment reporting in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting , which establishes standards for entities reporting information about the operating segments and geographic areas in which they operate. Management evaluated how its chief operating decision maker has organized the partnership for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing performance, and concluded it has one reportable segment.  Asset Retirement Obligations  The partnership records an ARO for the fair value of the estimated costs to retire a tangible long-lived asset in the period it will be incurred if it can be reasonably estimated, which is subsequently adjusted for accretion expense. The corresponding asset retirement costs are capitalized as a long-lived asset and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s remaining useful life. The expected present value technique used to calculate the fair value of AROs includes assumptions about costs, settlement dates, interest , accretion and inflation. Changes in assumptions, including the amount or timing of estimated cash flows, could result in increases or decreases to the AROs. The partnership’s AROs are based on legal obligations to perform remedial activity when certain machinery and equipment are disposed and operating leases expire.  Income Taxes  The partnership is a limited partnership and as a result is not subject to federal income taxes. The partnership owns a subsidiary that is taxed as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. In addition, the partnership is subject to state income taxes in certain states. As a result, the financial statements reflect a provision or benefit for such income taxes. The general partner and the unitholders are responsible for paying federal and state income taxes on their share of the partnership’s taxable income.  The partnership recognizes uncertainties in income taxes within the financial statements under a process by which the likelihood of a tax position is gauged based upon the technical merits of the position, and then a subsequent measurement relates the maximum benefit and the degree of likelihood to determine the amount of benefit recognized in the financial statements.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership adopted the amended guidance in ASC 835-30, Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The amended guidance has been applied on a retrospective basis and the balance sheet of each individual period presented has been adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of the new guidance.  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership adopted the amended guidance in ASC 260, Effects on Historical Earnings per Unit of Master Limited Partnership Dropdown Transactions , which specifies how to calculate historical earnings or losses per unit under the two-class method of a transferred business before the date of a dropdown transaction that should be allocated entirely to the sponsor. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption was permitted.  Effective January 1, 2018, the partnership will adopt the amended guidance in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which requires revenue recognition to reflect the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard permits either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early application beginning January 1, 2017, is permitted. The partnership does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.  Effective January 1, 2019, the partnership will adopt the amended guidance in ASC 842, Leases , which aims to make leasing activities more transparent and comparable and requires substantially all leases to be recognized by lessees on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability, including leases currently accounted for as operating leases. Early application is permitted. The partnership is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the amended guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Initial Public Offering

Initial Public Offering	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Initial Public Offering [Abstract]
Initial Public Offering	2. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING  On June 26, 2015, the common units of the partnership began trading under the symbol “GPP” on Nasdaq. On July 1, 2015, the partnership closed the IPO of 11,500,000 common units to the public at a price of $15.00 per common unit.  In connection with the IPO, the partnership issued (i) 4,389,642 common units and 15,889,642 subordinated units to Green Plains and its affiliates, representing a 62.5% limited partner interest in the partnership; (ii) a 2.0% general partner interest in the partnership and all of its incentive distribution rights to the general partner; and (iii) 11,500,000 common units to the public, representing a 35.5% limited partner interest in the partnership. Green Plains contributed the interests of BlendStar, its ethanol storage facilities and transportation assets, including its leased railcar fleet, to the partnership, and, through its wholly owned subsidiary, controls all of the business and affairs of the partnership.  The partnership received net proceeds of $157. 5 million from the sale of 11,500,000 common units, after deducting underwriting discounts of $10.3 million, structuring fees of $0.9 million and other IPO expenses of approximately $3.8 million. The partnership used the net proceeds to make a cash distribution of $155.3 million to Green Plains, in part, as reimbursement for capital expenditures incurred and to pay $0.9 million in origination fees under its new revolving credit facility. The remaining $1.3 million was retained for general partnership purposes.   The following descriptions relate to agreements entered into in connection with the IPO on July 1, 2015. For additional information and the agreements in their entirety, please refer to the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 , and Note 11 – Related Party Transaction to the consolidated financial statements in this report .  Omnibus Agreement  In connection with the IPO, the partnership entered into an omnibus agreement with Green Plains and its affiliates which addresses: · the partnership’s obligation to reimburse Green Plains for direct or allocated costs and expenses incurred by Green Plains for general and administrative services (in addition to expenses incurred by the general partner and its affiliates that are reimbursed under the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Green Plains Partners LP, or the partnership agreement); · the prohibition of Green Plains and its subsidiaries from owning, operating or investing in any business that owns or operates fuel terminals or fuel transportation assets in the United States, subject to exceptions; · the partnership’s right of first offer to acquire assets if Green Plains decides to sell them for up to five years from the consummation of the IPO; · a nontransferable, nonexclusive, royalty-free license to use the Green Plains trademark and name; · the allocation of taxes among the parent, the partnership and its affiliates and the parent’s preparation and filing of tax returns; and · an indemnity by Green Plains for environmental and other liabilities, the partnership’s obligation to indemnify Green Plains and its subsidiaries for events and conditions associated with the operation of partnership assets that occur after the closing of the IPO, and for environmental liabilities related to partnership assets to the extent Green Plains is not required to indemnify the partnership.  If Green Plains or its affiliates cease to control the general partner, then either Green Plains or the partnership may terminate the omnibus agreement, provided that (i) the indemnification obligations of the parties survive according to their respective terms; and (ii) Green Plains’ obligation to reimburse the partnership for operational failures survives according to its terms.  Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement  On July 1, 2015, in connection with the IPO, the partnership entered into a contribution, conveyance and assumption agreement with the general partner, Green Plains, Green Plains Operating Company, Green Plains Obion and Green Plains Trucking, and the following transactions, among others, occurred concurrently with the closing of the IPO: · Green Plains conveyed its 2.25% limited liability interest in Green Plains Operating Company to the general partner, which the general partner then conveyed to the partnership in exchange for the general partner interest and all of the limited partner interests in the partnership classified as incentive distribution rights under the partnership agreement; · Green Plains conveyed its remaining 97.75% limited liability interest in Green Plains Operating Company to the partnership in exchange for 3,629,982 common units and 13,139,822 subordinated units; · Green Plains Obion conveyed its 10.32% limited liability interest in Green Plains Ethanol Storage to the partnership in exchange for 649,705 common units and 2,351,806 subordinated units; and · Green Plains Trucking conveyed its 100% interest in Green Plains Trucking II to the partnership in exchange for 109,955 common units and 398,014 subordinated units. Subsequent to the IPO, Green Plains Obion and Green Plains Trucking conveyed their interest in the partnership to Green Plains.  Operating Services and Secondment Agreement  In connection with the IPO, the general partner entered into an operational services and secondment agreement with Green Plains. Under the terms of the agreement, Green Plains seconds employees to the general partner to provide management, maintenance and operational functions for the partnership, including regulatory matters, health, environment, safety and security programs, operational services, emergency response, employees training, finance and administration, human resources, business operations and planning. The seconded personnel are under the direct management and supervision of the general partner.  The general partner reimburses the parent for the cost of the seconded employees, including wages and benefits. If a seconded employee does not devote 100% of his or her time providing services to the general partner, the general partner reimburses the parent for a prorated portion of the employee’s overall wages and benefits based on the percentage of time the employee spent working for the general partner. The parent bills the general partner monthly in arrears for services provided during the prior month. Payment is due within 10 days of the general partner’s receipt of the invoice.  Revolving Credit Facility  In connection with the IPO, Green Plains Operating Company, entered into an agreement for a five -year, $100.0 million revolving credit facility, as the borrower, with various lenders to fund working capital, acquisitions, distributions, capital expenditures and other general partnership purposes. The revolving credit facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default. The negative covenants include restrictions on the partnership’s ability to incur additional debt, acquire and sell assets, create liens, invest capital, pay distributions and materially amend the partnership’s commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade. See Note 4 – Debt to the consolidated financial statements for further details regarding the revolving credit facility.  Commercial Agreements  In connection with the IPO, the partnership entered into various fee-based commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade, including: · 10 -year storage and throughput agreement; · 6 -year rail transportation services agreement; and · 1 -year fee-based trucking transportation agreement.  The partnership also assumed: · 2.5 -year terminal services agreement for our Birmingham, Alabama unit train terminal; and · various other terminal services agreements for our other fuel terminal facilities, each with Green Plains Trade.  The storage and throughput agreement and terminal services agreements are supported by minimum volume commitments. The rail transportation services agreement is supported by minimum take-or-pay capacity commitments. All of the commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade include provisions that permit Green Plains Trade to suspend, reduce or terminate its obligations under the applicable commercial agreement if certain events occur, including a material breach of the applicable commercial agreement by the partnership, force majeure events that prevent the partnership or Green Plains Trade from performing the respective ob ligations under the applicable commercial agreement, and not being available to Green Plains Trade for any reason other than action or inaction by Green Plains Trade. If Green Plains Trade reduces its minimum commitment under the commercial agreements, Green Plains Trade is required to pay fees on the revised minimum commitments only.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions	3. ACQUISITIONS  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership acquired the ethanol storage and leased railcar assets of the Hereford and Hopewell production facilities from the sponsor in a transfer of assets between entities under common control for consideration of $62. 3 million. The transaction was financed using the revolving credit facility and cash on hand.  T he net assets were transferred at their historical cost of $6.3 million as of the original date of acquisition by the sponsor in the fourth quarter of 2015. The financial statements have been recast to reflect the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of this transaction as if the net assets were owned by the partnership since the sponsor purchased the two ethanol production facilities in the fourth quarter of 2015.  The following is a summary of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):      Purchase price, January 1, 2016 $ 62,312  Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:  Property and equipment, net 6,447  Asset retirement obligations (148)  Total identifiable net assets 6,299  Partners' capital effect, January 1, 2016 $ 56,013  The following is a summary of the results of operations of the acquired assets for the period of common control during the year ended December 31, 2015 (in thousands):    Year Ended December 31, 2015  Operations and maintenance $ 232  Depreciation and amortization 41  Total operating expenses 273  Net loss attributable to sponsor $ (273)  At the time of acquisition, the Hopewell facility was not operational; however, upon completion of certain maintenance and enhancement projects, operations began at the plant in early February 2016. In conjunction with the transfer of assets under common control, the partnership amended the 1) omnibus agreement, 2) operational services agreement, 3) ethanol storage and throughput agreement and 4) rail transportation services agreement, as described in Note 11 – Related Party Transactions.

Debt

Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt [Abstract]
Debt	4. DEBT  Revolving Credit Facility  On July 1, 2015, Green Plains Operating Company entered into an agreement for a five -year, $100.0 million revolving credit facility, as the borrower, with various lenders to fund working capital, acquisitions, distributions, capital expenditures and other general partnership purposes. The revolving credit facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default. The negative covenants include restrictions on the partnership’s ability to incur additional debt, acquire and sell assets, create liens, invest capital, pay distributions and materially amend the partnership’s commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade.  Loans under the revolving credit facility are subject to a floating interest rate based on the partnership’s maximum consolidated net leverage ratio equal to (a) a base rate plus 0.75% to 1.75% per year or (b) a LIBOR rate plus 1.75% to 2.75% . The revolving credit facility may be increased up to $50.0 million without the consent of the lenders and requires the partnership to maintain a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of no more than 3.50 to 1.00 and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio of no less than 2.75 to 1.00.  The partnership had $51.0 million borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2016 , and no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2015 , under the revolving credit facility.  Qualified Low Income Community Investment Notes  Birmingham was a recipient of qualified low income community investment notes executed in June 2013 in conjunction with NMTC financing related to the Birmingham, Alabama terminal. Promissory notes payable totaling $10.0 million and notes receivable of $8.1 million were issued in connection with this transaction. The notes payable bear an interest rate of 1.0% per year and require quarterly interest only payments through December 31, 2019 . Beginning March 15, 2020, the notes payable require quarterly principal and interest payments of approximately $0.2 million and mature on September 15, 2031 . BlendStar retains the right to call $8.1 million of the promissory notes payable in 2020. Income tax credits were generated for the benefit of the lender in connection with the NMTC financing. BlendStar guaranteed the lender the value of these income tax credits over their statutory lives of seven years in the event the income tax credits are recaptured or reduced. The value of the income tax credits was estimated to be $5.0 million at the time of the transaction . The partnership believes the likelihood of recapture or reduction of the income tax credits is remote, and therefore has not established a liability in connection with this guarantee.  The investors of the NMTC financing paid $1.9 million to Birmingham in the form of a promissory note and are entitled to all of the NMTC tax benefits derived from the Birmingham facility. This transaction includes a put/call provision under which BlendStar can forgive the $1.9 million. The partnership accounted for the $1.9 million as a grant received and reflected a reduction in the carrying value of the property and equipment at Birmingham, which is recognized in earnings as a decrease in depreciation expense over the useful life of the property and equipment.  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership adopted ASC 835-30, Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which resulted in the reclassification of approximately $221 thousand from other assets to long-term debt within the balance sheet as of December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, there were $209 thousand of debt issuance costs recorded as a direct reduction of the carrying value of the partnership’s long-term debt.  Scheduled long ‑term debt repayments as of March 31, 2016 , are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ -  2017 -  2018 -  2019 -  2020 51,665  Thereafter 7,435  Total $ 59,100  Covenant Compliance The partnership, including all of its subsidiaries, was in compliance with its debt covenants as of March 31, 2016 .  Capitalized Interest  The partnership’s policy is to capitalize interest costs incurred on debt during the construction of major projects. The partnership had no capitalized interest for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 .

Unit-Based Compensation

Unit-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Unit-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Unit-Based Compensation	5. UNIT-BASED COMPENSATION  The board of directors of the general partner adopted the LTIP upon completion of the IPO. The LTIP is intended to promote the interests of the partnership, its general partner and affiliates by providing unit-based incentive compensation awards to employees, consultants and directors to encourage superior performance. The LTIP reserves 2,500,000 common units for issuance in the form of options, restricted units, phantom units, distributable equivalent rights, substitute awards, unit appreciation rights, unit awards, profits interest units or other unit-based awards. The partnership measures unit-based compensation grants at fair value on the grant date and records noncash compensation expense related to the awards over the requisite service period.  The non-vested unit-based award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 , is as follows:       Non-Vested Units Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Term (in years)  Non-vested at December 31, 2015 10,089 $ 14.93  Granted - -  Forfeited (5,333) 14.93  Vested - -  Non-vested at March 31, 2016 4,756 $ 14.93 0.3  A net benefit of approximatel y $15 thousand was recognize d during three months ended March 31, 2016 , as a reduction to compensation expense. There were no unit-based compensation costs during the three months ended March 31, 2015 . At March 31, 2016 , there were $20 thousand of unrecognized compensation costs from unit-based compensation.  The general partner made a capital contribution of $3 thousand to maintain its 2% general partner interest in the partnership in connection with the restricted unit awards granted during 2015. The general partner received a capital distribution of $2 thousand in connection with restricted unit awards forfeited during the three months ended March 31, 2016 .

Partners' Capital

Partners' Capital	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Partners' Capital [Abstract]
Partners' Capital	6. PARTNERS’ CAPITAL   Components of partners’ capital are as follows (in thousands):     Partners' Capital  Limited Partners  Sponsor Equity in Contributed Assets Common Units- Public Common Units- Green Plains Subordinated Units- Green Plains General Partner Total  Balance, December 31, 2015* $ 6,299 $ 161,079 $ (21,088) $ (76,334) $ 1,854 $ 71,810  Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders - (4,633) (1,767) (6,395) (262) (13,057)  Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets (6,299) (19,877) (7,581) (27,436) (1,119) (62,312)  Net income - 4,322 1,649 5,967 244 12,182  Unit-based compensation, including general partner distribution - (15) (2) (17)  Balance, March 31, 2016 $ - $ 140,876 $ (28,787) $ (104,198) $ 715 $ 8,606  *Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.  A rollforward of the number of common and subordinated limited partner units outstanding is as follows:      Common Units- Common Units- Subordinated Units-  Public Green Plains Green Plains Total  Units, December 31, 2015 11,510,089 4,389,642 15,889,642 31,789,373  Units forfeited under the LTIP (5,333) - - (5,333)  Units, March 31, 2016 11,504,756 4,389,642 15,889,642 31,784,040  The partnership’s subordinated units are not entitled to distributions until the common units have received the minimum quarterly distribution for that quarter plus any arrearages of the minimum quarterly distribution from prior quarters. Subordinated units do not accrue arrearages.  The partnership agreement authorizes the partnership to issue unlimited additional partnership interests on the terms and conditions determined by the general partner without unitholder approval.  Quarterly distributions are made within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter, assuming the partnership has sufficient available cash. Available cash generally means, all cash and cash equivalents on hand at the end of that quarter less cash reserves established by the general partner plus all or any portion of the cash on hand resulting from working capital borrowings made subsequent to the end of that quarter.  On January 21, 2016, the board of directors of the general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.4025 per unit, or approximately $13.1 million in total, for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 . The distribution was paid on February 12, 2016, to unitholders of record as of February 5, 2016.  On April 21, 2016, the board of directors of the general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.4050 per unit, or approximately $13.1 million in total, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 . The distribution will be paid on May 13, 2016, to unitholders of record as of May 6, 2016.  The allocation of total cash distributions to the general and limited partners applicable to the period the distributions were earned for the three months ende d March 31, 2016 , are as follows (in t housands):     Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  General partner distribution $ 263  Limited partners' distributions:  Limited partner common units - public 4,660  Limited partner common units - Green Plains 1,778  Limited partner subordinated units - Green Plains 6,435  Total limited partners' distributions 12,873  Total cash distributions $ 13,136  

Earnings Per Unit

Earnings Per Unit	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Unit [Abstract]
Earnings Per Unit	7. EARNINGS PER UNIT  The partnership computes earnings per unit using the two-class method. Earnings per unit applicable to common and subordinated units is calculated by dividing the respective limited partners’ interest in net income by the weighted average number of common and subordinated units outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of any outstanding dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per limited partner unit is the same as basic earnings per limited partner unit as there were no potentially dilutive common or subordinated units outstanding as of March 31, 2016 . The following table shows the calculation of earnings per limited partner unit – basic and diluted (in thousands, except for per unit data):      Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  Limited Partner Common Units Limited Partner Subordinated Units General Partner Total  Net income:  Distributions declared $ 6,438 $ 6,435 $ 263 $ 13,136  Earnings less than distributions (467) (468) (19) (954)  Total net income $ 5,971 $ 5,967 $ 244 $ 12,182   Weighted-average units outstanding - basic and diluted 15,899 15,890   Earnings per limited partner unit - basic and diluted $ 0.38 $ 0.38

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	8. INCOME TAXES  The partnership is a limited partnership and as a result is not subject to federal income taxes. The partnership owns a subsidiary that is taxed as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. In addition, the partnership is subject to state income taxes in certain states. As a result, the financial statements reflect a provision or benefit for such income taxes. The general partner and the unitholders are responsible for paying federal and state income taxes on their share of the partnership’s taxable income.  The MLP predecessor was a single member limited liability company, treated as a non-taxable disregarded entity in Green Plains’ federal and state income tax returns. For periods prior to the IPO, the consolidated financial statements reflect income taxes as if the MLP predecessor had filed separate federal and state tax returns. Under a tax sharing agreement between the MLP predecessor and Green Plains, the MLP predecessor periodically made payments to Green Plains for its share of Green Plains’ tax liabilities. Differences between amounts due to Green Plains under the agreement and the total income tax expense of the MLP predecessor, which were determined as if the MLP predecessor filed separate tax returns, are reflected as member contributions in partners’ capital. These amounts included distributions of $38 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2015 .  Income taxes for the MLP predecessor were accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities were recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for net operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities were measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates was recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. At the closing of the IPO, current and deferred income taxes were settled through equity contributions from Green Plains. At the same time, the MLP predecessor’s participation in the tax sharing agreement was terminated.  Income tax expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Income tax benefit was $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The effective tax rate was 1.4% and 37.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  Operating Leases  The partnership leases certain facilities, parcels of land, and railcars under agreements that expire on various dates. For accounting purposes, rent expense is based on a straight-line amortization of the total payments required over the term of the lease, which resulted in a deferred lease liability of $ 613 thousand and $ 349 thousand as of March 31, 2016 , and December 31, 2015 , respectively. The partnership incurred lease expenses of $6.5 million and $5.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Aggregate minimum lease payments under these agreements in future years are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ 16,572  2017 15,067  2018 11,497  2019 8,521  2020 6,574  Thereafter 833  Total $ 59,064  In connection with the IPO, the partnership and Green Plains Trade entered into a ten -year storage and throughput agreement, under which Green Plains Trade was obligated to throughput a minimum of 212.5 mmg of product per calendar quarter at the partnership’s storage facilities and pay $0.05 per gallon on all volume it throughputs.  Effective January 1, 2016, the storage and throughput agreement was amended in connection with the acquisition of the ethanol storage and leased railcar assets of the Hereford and Hopewell production facilities. In accordance with the amended agreement, Green Plains Trade is now obligated to a throughput a minimum of 246.5 mmg per calendar quarter. For accounting purposes, the partnership records revenues related to this agreement as operating lease revenues. Minimum revenues under this agreement in future years are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ 36,975  2017 49,300  2018 49,300  2019 49,300  2020 49,300  Thereafter 234,175  Total $ 468,350  Service Agreements  The partnership entered into agreements for contracted services with four vendors that require the partnership to pay minimum monthly amounts, which expire on various dates. The partnership exceeded all minimum commitments under these agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 . Aggregate minimum payments under these agreements in future years are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ 724  2017 858  2018 331  2019 -  2020 -  Thereafter -  Total $ 1,913  Legal  Routinely, the partnership may be involved in litigation that arises during the ordinary course of business. The partnership is not currently party to any material litigation.

Major Customers

Major Customers	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Major Customers [Abstract]
Major Customers	10. MAJOR CUSTOMERS  Revenues from three customers exceeding 10% of the partnership’s total revenues are as follows (in thousands):      Three Months Ended March 31,  2016 2015  Green Plains Trade $ 21,768 $ 1,311  Customer A n/a 866  Customer B n/a 584

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  The partnership engages in various related party transactions with Green Plains and subsidiaries of Green Plains.  Green Plains provides a variety of shared services to the partnership, including general management, accounting and finance, payroll and human resources, information technology, legal, communications and treasury activities. These costs are proportionally allocated by Green Plains to its subsidiaries based on common financial metrics management believes are reasonable. While these allocated costs are not necessarily representative of costs that may have been incurred if they were from a third party, the partnership believes these costs would not have been materially different had they been calculated on a stand-alone basis. The partnership recorded expenses related to these shared services of approximately $0.9 million and $6 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively. In addition, the partnership reimburses Green Plains for wages and benefit s of employees directly performing services on its behalf. Green Plains may also pay certain direct costs on behalf of the partnership, which are reimbursed by the partnership. The partnership believes the consolidated financial statements reflect all material costs of doing business related to these operations, including expenses incurred by other entities on its behalf.  The partnership has various fee-based commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade. In connection with the IPO, the partnership entered into: · 10 -year storage and throughput agreement; · 6 -year rail transportation services agreement; and · 1 -year fee-based trucking transportation agreement.  The partnership also assumed: · 2.5 -year terminal services agreement for our Birmingham, Alabama unit train terminal; and · various other terminal services agreements for our other fuel terminal facilities, each with Green Plains Trade.  The storage and throughput agreement and terminal services agreements are supported by minimum volume commitments. The rail transportation services agreement is supported by minimum take-or-pay capacity commitments.  Under the storage and throughput agreement, Green Plains Trade was obligated to throughput a minimum of 212.5 mmg of product per calendar quarter at the partnership’s storage facilities and pay $0.05 per gallon on all volume it throughputs. Effective January 1, 2016, the storage and throughput agreement was amended in connection with the acquisition of certain ethanol storage and leased railcar assets of the Hereford and Hopewell production facilities. Under the amended agreement, Green Plains Trade is now obligated to a throughput of 246.5 mmg per calendar quarter. If Green Plains Trade fails to meet its minimum volume commitment during any quarter, Green Plains Trade will pay the partnership a deficiency payment equal to the deficient volume multiplied by the applicable fee. The deficiency payment may be applied as a credit toward volumes throughput by Green Plains Trade in excess of the minimum volume commitment during the next four quarters, after which time any unused credits will expire. Green Plains Trade has met its minimum volume commitment s for each of the quarters since inception of the storage and throughput agreement.  Under the rail transportation services agreement, Green Plains Trade is obligated to use the partnership to transport ethanol and other fuels from receipt points identified by Green Plains Trade to nominated delivery points. Effective January 1, 2016, the rail transportation agreement was amended in connection with the acquisition of the ethanol storage and leased railcar assets of the Hereford and Hopewell production facilities. Under the amended agreement, Green Plains Trade agreed to an increase in the minimum railcar volumetric capacity commitment of 6.7 mmg. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 , the average monthly fee was approximately $0.0358 per gallon for the railcar volumetric capacity provided by the partnership, currently at 76.9 mmg as of March 31, 2016 . Green Plains Trade is also obligated to use the partnership for logistical operations management and other services related to railcar volumetric capacity. Green Plains Trade is obligated to pay a monthly fee of approximately $0.0013 per gallon for these services. Green Plains Trade reimburses the partnership for costs related to: (1) railcar switching and unloading fees; (2) increased costs related to changes in law or governmental regulation related to the specification, operation or maintenance of railcars; (3) demurrage charges, except when the charges are due to the partnership’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; and (4) fees related to rail transportation services under transportation contracts with third-party common carriers. Since the IPO, any lease renewals entered into by Green Plains Trade were done in the normal course of business at comparable margins.  Under the trucking transportation agreement, Green Plains Trade pays the partnership to use its truck transportation services to transport ethanol and other fuels from receipt points identified by Green Plains Trade to nominated delivery points. Green Plains Trade is obligated to pay a monthly trucking transportation services fee equal to the aggregate volume transported in a calendar month by the partnership’s trucks, multiplied by the applicable rate for each trucking lane. Green Plains Trade reimburses the partnership for costs related to: (1) truck switching and unloading fees; (2) increased costs related to changes in law or governmental regulation related to the specification, operation and maintenance of trucks; and (3) fees related to trucking transportation services under transportation contracts with third-party common carriers.  Under the Birmingham terminal services agreement, Green Plains Trade is obligated to pay $0.0355 per gallon on its throughput subject to a minimum volume commitment of approximately 2.8 mmg per month of ethanol and other fuels, as well as fees for providing ancillary services.  The partnership recorded revenues from Green Plains Trade under the storage and throughput agreement and rail transportation agreement of $20.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 . The MLP predecessor recorded revenues from Green Plains Trade related to trucking and terminal services of $1.6 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 , respectively.  In February 2015, a subsidiary of the MLP predecessor made an equity distribution to Green Plains in the amount of $3.3 million.

Basis of Presentation, Descri17

Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Consolidated Financial Statements	Consolidated Financial Statements  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the partnership and its controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated on a consolidated basis for reporting purposes. Results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the entire year.  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Because they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP, the consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.  Under GAAP, when transferring assets between entities under common control, the entity receiving the net assets initially recognizes the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities at the date of transfer and the prior period financial statements of the transferee are recast for all periods the transferred operations were part of the parent’s consolidated financial statements. On July 1, 2015, in addition to the interests of BlendStar, the partnership received the ethanol storage and railcar assets in a transfer between entities under common control. The transferred assets and liabilities are recognized at our parent’s historical cost and reflected retroactively in the consolidated financial statements presented in this report. Expenses related to the ethanol storage and railcar assets, such as depreciation, amortization and railcar lease expenses, are also reflected retroactively in the consolidated financial statements. There are no revenues related to the operation of the contributed ethanol storage and railcar assets for periods prior to July 1, 2015, when the related commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade became effective.  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership acquired the ethanol storage and leased railcar assets of the Hereford, Texas and Hopewell, Virginia production facilities from its sponsor in a transfer between entities under common control. The assets were recognized at historical cost and reflected retroactively along with related expenses for periods prior to the effective date of the acquisition subsequent to the dates the assets were acquired by the sponsor. There were no revenues related to these assets for periods before January 1, 2016, when certain commercial agreements became effective in conjunction with the drop down.  The MLP predecessor was a single member limited liability company, treated as a non-taxable disregarded entity in Green Plains’ federal and state income tax returns. For periods prior to the IPO, the consolidated financial statements reflect income taxes as if the MLP predecessor had filed separate federal and state tax returns.  The unaudited financial information reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented. The adjustments are normal and recurring in nature, unless otherwise noted.
Reclassification	Reclassifications  Certain prior year amounts were reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not affect total revenues, costs and expenses, net income or stockholders’ equity.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements	Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements  Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The partnership bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions it believes are proper and reasonable under the circumstances. The partnership regularly evaluates the appropriateness of these estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Key accounting policies, including, but not limited to, those related to depreciation of property and equipment, asset retirement obligations, and impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill are impacted significantly by judgments, assumptions and estimates used to prepare the consolidated financial statements.
Description of Business	Description of Business  The partnership provides fuel storage and transportation services by owning, operating, developing and acquiring ethanol and fuel storage tanks, terminals, transportation assets and other related assets and businesses. The partnership is its parent’s primary downstream logistics provider , support ing its parent’s approximately 1.2 bgy ethanol marketing and distribution business . T he partnership’s assets are the principal method of storing and delivering the ethanol the parent produces. The ethanol produced by the parent is fuel and industrial grade, made principally from starch extracted from corn, and is primarily used for blending with gasoline. Ethanol currently comprises approximately 10% of the U.S. gasoline market and is an economical source of octane and oxygenate for blending into the fuel supply. The partnership does not take ownership of, or receive any payments based on the value of, the ethanol or other fuels it handles; as a result, the partnership does not have any direct exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices .
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition  The partnership recognizes revenues when all of the following criteria are satisfied: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; services have been rendered; the price is fixed and determinable; and collectability is reasonably assured.  The partnership derives revenues when product is delivered to the customer after volumes are transported through its ethanol storage tanks and fuel terminals, and transportation services are performed. The partnership generates a substantial portion of its revenues under fee-based commercial agreements with Green Plains Trade.  The partnership’s storage and throughput agreement and certain terminal services agreements with Green Plains Trade are supported by minimum volume commitments. The partnership’s rail transportation services agreement is supported by minimum take-or-pay capacity commitments. Green Plains Trade is required to pay the partnership fees for these minimum commitments regardless of the actual volume, throughput or capacity used for transport. Payment related to volume that was not actually throughput by Green Plains Trade is applied as a credit toward volume in excess of the minimum volume commitment during any of the next four quarters, after which time unused credits expire. The partnership records a liability for deferred revenue in the amount of the credit that may be used in future periods and for customer prepayments before the product is delivered. The partnership recognizes revenue and relieves the liability when throughput volumes exceed the minimum volume commitment or unused credits expire. As a result, a significant portion of the partnership’s revenues may be associated with cash collected during an earlier period that do es not generate any cash during the current period.
Concentrations of Credit Risk	Concentrations of Credit Risk  In the normal course of business, the partnership is exposed to credit risk resulting from the possibility a loss may occur due to failure of another party to perform according to the terms of a contract. The partnership provides fuel storage and transportation services for various parties with a significant portion of its revenues earned from Green Plains Trade. The partnership continually monitors its credit risk exposure and concentrations.
Segment Reporting	Segment Reporting  The partnership accounts for segment reporting in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting , which establishes standards for entities reporting information about the operating segments and geographic areas in which they operate. Management evaluated how its chief operating decision maker has organized the partnership for purposes of making operating decisions and assessing performance, and concluded it has one reportable segment.
Asset Retirement Obligations	Asset Retirement Obligations  The partnership records an ARO for the fair value of the estimated costs to retire a tangible long-lived asset in the period it will be incurred if it can be reasonably estimated, which is subsequently adjusted for accretion expense. The corresponding asset retirement costs are capitalized as a long-lived asset and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the asset’s remaining useful life. The expected present value technique used to calculate the fair value of AROs includes assumptions about costs, settlement dates, interest , accretion and inflation. Changes in assumptions, including the amount or timing of estimated cash flows, could result in increases or decreases to the AROs. The partnership’s AROs are based on legal obligations to perform remedial activity when certain machinery and equipment are disposed and operating leases expire.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes  The partnership is a limited partnership and as a result is not subject to federal income taxes. The partnership owns a subsidiary that is taxed as a corporation for federal and state income tax purposes. In addition, the partnership is subject to state income taxes in certain states. As a result, the financial statements reflect a provision or benefit for such income taxes. The general partner and the unitholders are responsible for paying federal and state income taxes on their share of the partnership’s taxable income.  The partnership recognizes uncertainties in income taxes within the financial statements under a process by which the likelihood of a tax position is gauged based upon the technical merits of the position, and then a subsequent measurement relates the maximum benefit and the degree of likelihood to determine the amount of benefit recognized in the financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership adopted the amended guidance in ASC 835-30, Interest - Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The amended guidance has been applied on a retrospective basis and the balance sheet of each individual period presented has been adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of the new guidance.  Effective January 1, 2016, the partnership adopted the amended guidance in ASC 260, Effects on Historical Earnings per Unit of Master Limited Partnership Dropdown Transactions , which specifies how to calculate historical earnings or losses per unit under the two-class method of a transferred business before the date of a dropdown transaction that should be allocated entirely to the sponsor. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and early adoption was permitted.  Effective January 1, 2018, the partnership will adopt the amended guidance in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which requires revenue recognition to reflect the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The updated standard permits either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. Early application beginning January 1, 2017, is permitted. The partnership does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.  Effective January 1, 2019, the partnership will adopt the amended guidance in ASC 842, Leases , which aims to make leasing activities more transparent and comparable and requires substantially all leases to be recognized by lessees on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability, including leases currently accounted for as operating leases. Early application is permitted. The partnership is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the amended guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Acquisitions (Tables)

Acquisitions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Summary of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	The following is a summary of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):      Purchase price, January 1, 2016 $ 62,312  Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:  Property and equipment, net 6,447  Asset retirement obligations (148)  Total identifiable net assets 6,299  Partners' capital effect, January 1, 2016 $ 56,013 
Summary of the Results of Operations of the Acquired Assets for the Period of Common Control	  Year Ended December 31, 2015  Operations and maintenance $ 232  Depreciation and amortization 41  Total operating expenses 273  Net loss attributable to sponsor $ (273) 

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Debt [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-Term Debt Repayments	Scheduled long ‑term debt repayments as of March 31, 2016 , are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ -  2017 -  2018 -  2019 -  2020 51,665  Thereafter 7,435  Total $ 59,100 

Unit-Based Compensation (Tables

Unit-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Unit-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Schedule of Non-vested Unit-based Award Activity	The non-vested unit-based award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 , is as follows:       Non-Vested Units Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Term (in years)  Non-vested at December 31, 2015 10,089 $ 14.93  Granted - -  Forfeited (5,333) 14.93  Vested - -  Non-vested at March 31, 2016 4,756 $ 14.93 0.3 

Partners' Capital (Tables)

Partners' Capital (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Partners' Capital [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Partners' Capital	Components of partners’ capital are as follows (in thousands):     Partners' Capital  Limited Partners  Sponsor Equity in Contributed Assets Common Units- Public Common Units- Green Plains Subordinated Units- Green Plains General Partner Total  Balance, December 31, 2015* $ 6,299 $ 161,079 $ (21,088) $ (76,334) $ 1,854 $ 71,810  Quarterly cash distributions to unitholders - (4,633) (1,767) (6,395) (262) (13,057)  Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets (6,299) (19,877) (7,581) (27,436) (1,119) (62,312)  Net income - 4,322 1,649 5,967 244 12,182  Unit-based compensation, including general partner distribution - (15) (2) (17)  Balance, March 31, 2016 $ - $ 140,876 $ (28,787) $ (104,198) $ 715 $ 8,606  *Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.
Rollforward of the Number of Common and Subordinated Limited Partner Units Outstanding	A rollforward of the number of common and subordinated limited partner units outstanding is as follows:      Common Units- Common Units- Subordinated Units-  Public Green Plains Green Plains Total  Units, December 31, 2015 11,510,089 4,389,642 15,889,642 31,789,373  Units forfeited under the LTIP (5,333) - - (5,333)  Units, March 31, 2016 11,504,756 4,389,642 15,889,642 31,784,040 
Schedule Allocation of Total Cash Distributions to the General and Limited Partners	The allocation of total cash distributions to the general and limited partners applicable to the period the distributions were earned for the three months ende d March 31, 2016 , are as follows (in t housands):     Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  General partner distribution $ 263  Limited partners' distributions:  Limited partner common units - public 4,660  Limited partner common units - Green Plains 1,778  Limited partner subordinated units - Green Plains 6,435  Total limited partners' distributions 12,873  Total cash distributions $ 13,136 

Earnings Per Unit (Tables)

Earnings Per Unit (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Unit [Abstract]
Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Unit	The following table shows the calculation of earnings per limited partner unit – basic and diluted (in thousands, except for per unit data):      Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  Limited Partner Common Units Limited Partner Subordinated Units General Partner Total  Net income:  Distributions declared $ 6,438 $ 6,435 $ 263 $ 13,136  Earnings less than distributions (467) (468) (19) (954)  Total net income $ 5,971 $ 5,967 $ 244 $ 12,182   Weighted-average units outstanding - basic and diluted 15,899 15,890   Earnings per limited partner unit - basic and diluted $ 0.38 $ 0.38 

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Schedule of Aggregate Minimum Lease Payments	Aggregate minimum lease payments under these agreements in future years are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ 16,572  2017 15,067  2018 11,497  2019 8,521  2020 6,574  Thereafter 833  Total $ 59,064 
Sumamry of Minimum Future Rental Revenue	Minimum revenues under this agreement in future years are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ 36,975  2017 49,300  2018 49,300  2019 49,300  2020 49,300  Thereafter 234,175  Total $ 468,350 
Schedule of Aggregate Minimum Service Payments	Aggregate minimum payments under these agreements in future years are as follows (in thousands):      Year Ending December 31, Amount  2016 $ 724  2017 858  2018 331  2019 -  2020 -  Thereafter -  Total $ 1,913 

Major Customers (Tables)

Major Customers (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016
Major Customers [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers	Revenues from three customers exceeding 10% of the partnership’s total revenues are as follows (in thousands):      Three Months Ended March 31,  2016 2015  Green Plains Trade $ 21,768 $ 1,311  Customer A n/a 866  Customer B n/a 584 

Basis of Presentation, Descri25

Basis of Presentation, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) gal in Billions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016segmentgal
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | segment	1
Green Plains Inc. [Member]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ethanol production capacity (in gallons) | gal	1.2

Initial Public Offering (Narrat

Initial Public Offering (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
IPO [Member]
Net proceeds received as part of the transaction	$ 157,500,000
Underwriting discounts	10,300,000
Structuring fees	900,000
Offering expenses	3,800,000
Distribution to Green Plains Inc.	155,300,000
Proceeds from issuance of Green Plains Partners common units, retained for general partnership purposes	1,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | IPO [Member]
Origination fees	$ 900,000
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Limited Partners [Member] | IPO [Member]
Ownership interest, public, percentage	35.50%
General Partner [Member]
Ownership interest, percentage			2.00%
Common Units [Member] | IPO [Member]
Number of units issued as part of the transaction	11,500,000
Offering price per unit sold to the public	$ 15
Partnership [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Operating Company LLC (“OpCo”) [Member]
Limited liability company, ownership interest	97.75%
Partnership [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC [Member]
Limited liability company, ownership interest	10.32%
Partnership [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trucking II LLC [Member]
Limited liability company, ownership interest	100.00%
Partnership [Member] | General Partner [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Operating Company LLC (“OpCo”) [Member]
Limited liability company, ownership interest	2.25%
Partnership [Member] | Common Units [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Operating Company LLC (“OpCo”) [Member]
Units issued	3,629,982
Partnership [Member] | Common Units [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC [Member]
Units issued	649,705
Partnership [Member] | Common Units [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trucking II LLC [Member]
Units issued	109,955
Partnership [Member] | Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Operating Company LLC (“OpCo”) [Member]
Units issued	13,139,822
Partnership [Member] | Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC [Member]
Units issued	2,351,806
Partnership [Member] | Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trucking II LLC [Member]
Units issued	398,014
Green Plains Inc. [Member] | Limited Partners [Member] | IPO [Member]
Ownership interest, percentage	62.50%
Green Plains Inc. [Member] | General Partner [Member] | IPO [Member]
Ownership interest, percentage	2.00%
Green Plains Inc. [Member] | Common Units [Member] | Limited Partners [Member] | IPO [Member]
Units issued	4,389,642
Green Plains Inc. [Member] | Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member] | IPO [Member]
Units issued	15,889,642
Omnibus Agreement [Member] | IPO [Member]
Right of first offer to acquire assets, maximum term	5 years
Fee-based Storage and Throughput Agreement [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member]
Service agreement, term	10 years
Fee-based Rail Transportation Services Agreement [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member]
Service agreement, term	6 years
Fee-based Trucking Transportation Agreement [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member]
Service agreement, term	1 year
Birmingham Terminal Services Agreement [Member] | IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member]
Service agreement, term	2 years 6 months

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Detai

Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) - Assets of Hereford, Texas and Hopewell, Virginia [Member] $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2016USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 62,312
Net assets, historical cost	$ 6,299

Acquisitions (Summary of Assets

Acquisitions (Summary of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 01, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	[1]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Partners' capital effect, January 1, 2016		$ 8,606	$ 71,810
Assets of Hereford, Texas and Hopewell, Virginia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price, January 1, 2016	$ 62,312
Property and equipment, net	6,447
Asset retirement obligations	(148)
Total identifiable net assets	6,299
Partners' capital effect, January 1, 2016	$ 56,013
[1]	Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Acquisitions (Summary of the Re

Acquisitions (Summary of the Results of Operations of the Acquired Assets for the Period of Common Control) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operations and maintenance	$ 8,645	$ 7,032
Depreciation and amortization	1,217	1,322
Total operating expenses	$ 11,071	$ 8,550
Assets of Hereford, Texas and Hopewell, Virginia [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operations and maintenance			$ 232
Depreciation and amortization			41
Total operating expenses			273
Net loss attributable to sponsor			$ (273)

Debt (Narrative) (Details)

Debt (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note receivable	$ 8,100,000		$ 8,100,000	[1]
Capitalized interest	0	$ 0
Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
New accounting pronouncement, reclassification of debt issuance costs from other assets to long-term debt	$ 209,000		221,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 100,000,000
Additional amount available under credit facility without consent of the lenders	50,000,000
Line of credit, carrying value	$ 51,000,000		$ 0
Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio	2.75
Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net leverage ratio	3.50
Base Rate [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis for effective rate	base rate plus 0.75% to 1.75% per year
Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage	0.75%
Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage	1.75%
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis for effective rate	LIBOR rate plus 1.75% to 2.75%
LIBOR [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage	1.75%
LIBOR [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread on variable rate, percentage	2.75%
Birmingham BioEnergy Partners LLC [Member] | New Market Tax Credits [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 10,000,000
Note receivable	$ 8,100,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	1.00%
Principal payments (including interest)	$ 200,000
Debt instrument, right to call	$ 8,100,000
Income tax credits, statutory life	7 years
Anticipated tax credits	$ 5,000,000
Birmingham BioEnergy Partners LLC [Member] | New Market Tax Credits [Member] | Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,900,000
[1]	Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Debt (Schedule of Long-Term Deb

Debt (Schedule of Long-Term Debt Repayments) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Debt [Abstract]
2,016	$ 0
2,017	0
2,018	0
2,019	0
2,020	51,665
Thereafter	7,435
Total	$ 59,100

Unit-Based Compensation (Narrat

Unit-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized	2,500,000
Restricted Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation cost (benefit)	$ (15)	$ 0
Unrecognized compensation costs	20
General Partner [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
General partners' contributed capital			$ 3
General partners' received capital distribution	$ 2
Ownership interest, percentage			2.00%

Unit-Based Compensation (Schedu

Unit-Based Compensation (Schedule of Non-vested Unit-based Award Activity) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016$ / sharesshares
Unit-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Non-Vested Units, Non-vested at December 31, 2015 | shares	10,089
Non-Vested Units, Forfeited | shares	(5,333)
Non-Vested Units, Non-vested at March 31, 2016 | shares	4,756
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Non-vested at December 31, 2015 | $ / shares	$ 14.93
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Forfeited | $ / shares	14.93
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value, Non-vested at March 31, 2016 | $ / shares	$ 14.93
Weighted-Average Remaining Vesting Term (in years)	3 months 18 days

Partners' Capital (Narrative) (

Partners' Capital (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Partners' Capital [Abstract]
Quarterly cash distribution declared	$ 13,057	$ 13,100
Quarterly distribution declared, per unit	$ 0.4050	$ 0.4025

Partners' Capital (Schedule of

Partners' Capital (Schedule of Components of Partners' Capital) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2015
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning period	[1]	$ 71,810
Quarterly cash distribution to unitholders		(13,057)	$ (13,100)
Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets		(62,312)
Net income		12,182
Unit-based compensation, including general partner distribution		(17)
Balance, Ending period		8,606	71,810	[1]
Sponsor Equity in Contributed Assets [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning period		6,299
Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets		(6,299)
Balance, Ending period			6,299
General Partner [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning period	[1]	1,854
Quarterly cash distribution to unitholders		(262)
Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets		(1,119)
Net income		244
Unit-based compensation, including general partner distribution		(2)
Balance, Ending period		715	1,854	[1]
Common Units - Public [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning period	[1]	161,079
Quarterly cash distribution to unitholders		(4,633)
Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets		(19,877)
Net income		4,322
Unit-based compensation, including general partner distribution		(15)
Balance, Ending period		140,876	161,079	[1]
Common Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning period	[1]	(21,088)
Quarterly cash distribution to unitholders		(1,767)
Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets		(7,581)
Net income		1,649
Balance, Ending period		(28,787)	(21,088)	[1]
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning period	[1]	(76,334)
Quarterly cash distribution to unitholders		(6,395)
Acquisition of Hereford and Hopewell assets		(27,436)
Net income		5,967
Balance, Ending period		$ (104,198)	$ (76,334)	[1]
[1]	Recast to include the historical balances of assets acquired in a transfer between entities under common control. See Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements.

Partners' Capital (Rollforward

Partners' Capital (Rollforward of the Number of Common and Subordinated Limited Partner Units Outstanding) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016shares
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Units, December 31, 2015	31,789,373
Units forfeited under the LTIP	(5,333)
Units, March 31, 2016	31,784,040
Common Units - Public [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Units, December 31, 2015	11,510,089
Units forfeited under the LTIP	(5,333)
Units, March 31, 2016	11,504,756
Common Units - Green Plains [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Units, December 31, 2015	4,389,642
Units, March 31, 2016	4,389,642
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Partners' Capital [Roll Forward]
Units, December 31, 2015	15,889,642
Units, March 31, 2016	15,889,642

Partners' Capital (Schedule All

Partners' Capital (Schedule Allocation of Total Cash Distributions to the General and Limited Partners) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash distribution	$ 13,136
General Partner [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash distribution	263
Limited Partners [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash distribution	12,873
Limited Partners [Member] | Common Units - Public [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash distribution	4,660
Limited Partners [Member] | Common Units - Green Plains [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash distribution	1,778
Limited Partners [Member] | Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member]
Distribution Made to Limited Partner [Line Items]
Cash distribution	$ 6,435

Earnings Per Unit (Narrative) (

Earnings Per Unit (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016shares
Common Units [Member]
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive common or subordinated units outstanding	0
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member]
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive common or subordinated units outstanding	0

Earnings Per Unit (Schedule of

Earnings Per Unit (Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Unit) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared	$ 13,136
Earnings less than distributions	(954)
Net income attributable to the partnership	12,182
Limited Partners [Member]
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared	12,873
General Partner [Member]
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared	263
Earnings less than distributions	(19)
Net income attributable to the partnership	244
Common Units [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared	6,438
Earnings less than distributions	(467)
Net income attributable to the partnership	$ 5,971
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted)	15,899
Earnings per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ 0.38
Subordinated Units - Green Plains [Member] | Limited Partners [Member]
Earnings Per Unit [Line Items]
Distributions declared	$ 6,435
Earnings less than distributions	(468)
Net income attributable to the partnership	$ 5,967
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (basic and diluted)	15,890
Earnings per limited partner unit (basic and diluted)	$ 0.38

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detai

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 173	$ (1,939)
Effective tax rate	1.40%	37.60%
MLP Predecessor [Member]
Member contributions (distributions), tax amounts		$ (38)

Commitments and Contingencies41

Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands, gal in Millions	Jul. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)item$ / galgal	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015USD ($)gal
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Deferred lease liability		$ 613		$ 349
Lease expenses		$ 6,500	$ 5,600
Contracted service agreements, number of vendors | item		4
Fee-based Storage and Throughput Agreement [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Minimum volume commitment, throughput capacity (in gallons) | gal		246.5		212.5
Throughput, price per gallon | $ / gal		0.05
IPO [Member] | Fee-based Storage and Throughput Agreement [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Ethanol storage and throughput agreement	10 years

Commitments and Contingencies42

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Aggregate Minimum Lease Payments) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
2,016	$ 16,572
2,017	15,067
2,018	11,497
2,019	8,521
2,020	6,574
Thereafter	833
Total	$ 59,064

Commitments and Contingencies43

Commitments and Contingencies (Sumamry of Minimum Future Rental Revenue) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
2,016	$ 36,975
2,017	49,300
2,018	49,300
2,019	49,300
2,020	49,300
Thereafter	234,175
Total	$ 468,350

Commitments and Contingencies44

Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of Aggregate Minimum Service Payments) (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
2,016	$ 724
2,017	858
2,018	331
2,019	0
2,020	0
Thereafter	0
Total	$ 1,913

Major Customers (Details)

Major Customers (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016customer
Revenue From Third-party Customers Exceeded 10% of Company's Total Revenue [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of customers	3

Major Customers (Schedule of Re

Major Customers (Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 23,789	$ 3,396
Green Plains Trade Group LLC [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 21,768	1,311
Customer A [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues		866
Customer B [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 584

Related Party Transactions (Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands, gal in Millions	Jan. 01, 2016gal	Jul. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)$ / galgal	Mar. 31, 2015USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015gal
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shared services expenses			$ 900	$ 6
Revenue from related parties			21,768	1,311
Green Plains Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Member contributions (distributions)			(3,300)
Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Storage and Throughput and Rail Transporatation Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties			$ 20,200
Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Storage and Throughput Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum volume commitment, throughput capacity (in gallons) | gal			246.5		212.5
Throughput, price per gallon | $ / gal			0.05
Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Rail Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Railcar volumetric capacity, average monthly fee, price per gallon | $ / gal			0.0358
Railcar volumetric capacity (in gallons) | gal	6.7		76.9
Logistical operations management and other services, monthly fee, price per gallon | $ / gal			0.0013
Green Plains Trade [Member] | Birmingham Terminal Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum volume commitment, throughput capacity (in gallons) | gal			2.8
Throughput, price per gallon | $ / gal			0.0355
MLP Predecessor [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Trucking Transportation and Terminal Services Agreements [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties			$ 1,600	$ 1,300
IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Storage and Throughput Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service agreement, term		10 years
IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Rail Transportation Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service agreement, term		6 years
IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member] | Fee-based Trucking Transportation Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service agreement, term		1 year
IPO [Member] | Green Plains Trade [Member] | Birmingham Terminal Services Agreement [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Service agreement, term		2 years 6 months