Asset Held for Sale	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment and Asset Held for Sale [Abstract]
Asset Held for Sale	12. Asset Held for Sale During the year ended December 31, 2010 the Company recorded an asset held for sale of $10,016,000. The Company used the guidance under FASB ACS 360-10-45-9 to evaluate the classification. The asset held for sale resulted from the Company taking possession of a solar facility for which the customer was unable to complete payment. During 2010, the asset held for sale was reduced by $3,347,000 to $6,669,000 by funds received from the United States Treasury under Section 1603, Payment for Specified Energy Property in Lieu of Tax Credits. Although this asset has been held for sale for the past twelve months, during the period the Company was going through the acquisition by LDK it was not actively marketed to third parties at LDK’s request. The Company is once again actively marketing the asset to third parties and expects that this asset will be sold within the next twelve months. Accordingly, the asset held for sale is recorded as a current asset in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $400,000 to reduce the carrying amount to the estimate of fair value less cost to sell. The fair value was estimated based on a discounted cash flow analysis using level 3 unobservable inputs.

12. Asset Held for Sale

During the year ended December 31, 2010 the Company recorded an asset held for sale of $10,016,000. The Company used the guidance under FASB ACS 360-10-45-9 to evaluate the classification. The asset held for sale resulted from the Company taking possession of a solar facility for which the customer was unable to complete payment. During 2010, the asset held for sale was reduced by $3,347,000 to $6,669,000 by funds received from the United States Treasury under Section 1603, Payment for Specified Energy Property in Lieu of Tax Credits. Although this asset has been held for sale for the past twelve months, during the period the Company was going through the acquisition by LDK it was not actively marketed to third parties at LDK’s request. The Company is once again actively marketing the asset to third parties and expects that this asset will be sold within the next twelve months. Accordingly, the asset held for sale is recorded as a current asset in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $400,000 to reduce the carrying amount to the estimate of fair value less cost to sell. The fair value was estimated based on a discounted cash flow analysis using level 3 unobservable inputs.