NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT TRANSACTION (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 20, 2011	Mar. 31, 2015 item	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 20, 2011
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Net amount outstanding		$ 2,612,000	$ 2,650,000
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Proceeds from transaction	2,280,000
Gross loan in the principal amount from the Company to COCRF Investor VIII, LLC		7,720,000
Receivable term		15 years
Interest rate (as a percent)		2.50%
Maximum percentage of a qualified investment available as credit against federal income taxes		39.00%
Potential tax credit that can be generated under the NMTC transaction		3,900,000
Period which facility must operate and be in compliance		7 years
Percentage of recapture to which the tax credits are subject		100.00%
Loan origination payment		320,000
Company's obligation if Capital One exercises its option to put its investment		130,000
Number of pass-through financing entities created under the structure that are deemed variable interest entities		2
Issue costs paid to third parties recorded as prepaid expenses				262,000
Amortization period for prepaid expenses for the NMTC arrangement		7 years
Net amount outstanding		2,600,000
Broadwind Services, LLC | New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Principal amount				$ 10,000,000
Debt term		15 years
Interest rate (as a percent)		1.40%