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Manufactured Methane (Details) (Methane Project [Member], USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Methane Project [Member]
   
Methane Project [Line Items]    
Date methane facilities were placed into service Apr. 01, 2009  
Landfill closure date Dec. 01, 2041  
Methane facilities estimated useful life 33 years  
Depreciation expense $ 15,000us-gaap_Depreciation
/ us-gaap_AverageSalesPriceAndProductionCostsPerUnitOfProductionProductionTypeAxis
= tgc_MethaneProjectMember
$ 41,000us-gaap_Depreciation
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= tgc_MethaneProjectMember