CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total Plug power Stockholder's Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Gain/(Loss)	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Deficit	Noncontrolling Interests	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 4,605,696	$ 5,947	$ 7,070,710	$ (1,532)	$ (72,526)	$ (2,396,903)		$ 4,605,696
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021		594,729,610
Treasury Stock, Shares, Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2021					17,074,710
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net loss	(724,008)					(724,008)		(724,008)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(24,472)			(24,472)				(24,472)
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards	(23,735)				$ (23,735)			(23,735)
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (in shares)					1,001,417
Stock-based compensation	179,627	$ 6	179,621					179,627
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		584,545
Stock option exercises and issuance of common stock upon grant/vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards	2,301	$ 59	2,242					2,301
Stock option exercises and issuance of common stock upon grant/vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (in shares)		5,905,883
Exercise of warrants		$ 68	(68)
Exercise of warrants (in shares)		6,793,479
Common stock issued for acquisitions	6,107	$ 4	6,103					6,107
Common stock issued for acquisitions (in shares)		408,268
Provision for common stock warrants	38,698		38,698					38,698
Balance Ending at Dec. 31, 2022	4,060,214	$ 6,084	7,297,306	(26,004)	$ (96,261)	(3,120,911)		4,060,214
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2022					18,076,127
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		608,421,785
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net loss	(1,368,833)					(1,368,833)		(1,368,833)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	19,202			19,202				19,202
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards	(10,007)				$ (10,007)			(10,007)
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (in shares)					1,093,239
Stock-based compensation	162,908	$ 15	162,893					162,908
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		1,548,608
Stock option exercises and issuance of common stock upon grant/vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards	1,613	$ 53	1,560					1,613
Stock option exercises and issuance of common stock upon grant/vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (in shares)		5,103,159
Exercise of warrants		$ 93	(93)
Exercise of warrants (in shares)		9,304,431
Earnouts from acquisitions paid in stock	8,000	$ 9	7,991					8,000
Earnouts from acquisitions paid in stock (in shares)		927,042
Provision for common stock warrants	25,028		25,028					25,028
Balance Ending at Dec. 31, 2023	2,898,125	$ 6,254	7,494,685	(6,802)	$ (106,268)	(4,489,744)		$ 2,898,125
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2023					19,169,366			19,169,366
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023		625,305,025						625,305,025
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net loss	(2,104,701)					(2,104,701)	$ (204)	$ (2,104,905)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	4,300			4,300				4,300
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards	(2,527)				$ (2,527)			(2,527)
Treasury stock acquired from employees upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (in shares)					1,060,677
Stock-based compensation	82,203	$ 45	82,158					82,203
Stock-based compensation (in shares)		4,547,148
Public offerings, common stock, net of issuance costs	857,872	$ 2,986	854,886					857,872
Public offerings, common stock, net of issuance costs (in shares)		298,575,378
Stock option exercises and issuance of common stock upon grant/vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards	154	$ 31	123					154
Stock option exercises and issuance of common stock upon grant/vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards (in shares)		3,073,718
Earnouts from acquisitions paid in stock	18,241	$ 26	18,215					18,241
Earnouts from acquisitions paid in stock (in shares)		2,625,628
Provision for common stock warrants	33,635		33,635					33,635
Additional paid in capital due to contributions to consolidated VIE	(53,165)		(53,165)				53,165
Contributions by non-controlling interests							20,658	20,658
Balance Ending at Dec. 31, 2024	$ 1,734,137	$ 9,342	$ 8,430,537	$ (2,502)	$ (108,795)	$ (6,594,445)	$ 73,619	$ 1,807,756
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2024					20,230,043			20,230,043
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024		934,126,897						934,126,897