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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity      
Balance $ 158,283,119us-gaap_StockholdersEquity    
Balance (in shares) 173,644,532us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued    
Net loss attributable to the Company (11,051,821)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (75,857,099)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss  
Stock based compensation 1,697,130us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation    
Stock option exercises 133,167us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised    
Balance 149,061,595us-gaap_StockholdersEquity    
Balance (in shares) 173,793,580us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued    
Common Stock      
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity      
Balance 1,736,445us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Balance (in shares) 173,644,532us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock based compensation 233us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock based compensation (in shares) 23,280us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock dividend 91us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockDividend
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock dividend (in shares) 9,101plug_StockIssuedDuringPeriodShareStockDividend
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock option exercises 1,167us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Stock option exercises (in shares) 116,667us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Balance 1,737,936us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Balance (in shares) 173,793,580us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
Additional Paid-in-Capital      
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity      
Balance 1,096,391,668us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Stock based compensation 1,696,897us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Stock dividend 25,939us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockDividend
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Stock option exercises 132,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Balance 1,098,246,504us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income      
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity      
Balance     897,807us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Balance 897,807us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
  897,807us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
Treasury Stock      
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity      
Balance     (2,662,035)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Balance (in shares)     378,116us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Balance (2,662,035)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
  (2,662,035)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Balance (in shares) 378,116us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
  378,116us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Accumulated Deficit      
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity      
Balance (938,080,766)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
   
Net loss attributable to the Company (11,051,821)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
   
Stock dividend (26,030)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockDividend
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
   
Balance $ (949,158,617)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember