Subsequent Events	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	23. Subsequent Events On March 31,2015, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SPI China (HK) Limited entered into a share purchase agreement with third parties whereby SPI China (HK) Limited agreed to purchase 80% of the equity interest in Solar Juice Pty Ltd, an Australian proprietary company limited by shares, for an aggregate consideration of approximately $25,500. The consideration is proposed to be paid by the Company’s Common Stock, the number of which is to be determined with reference to the five-day average trading price of the Company’s Common Stock prior to the closing of the agreement. Solar Juice distributes solar kits that include PV modules, balance-of-system components, solar monitoring systems and inverters, to retail or corporate customers in Australia and Southeast Asia. On March 31, 2015, the Company entered into a membership interest purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the interest in the holding company of MW 6.02 solar projects known as “Aerojet” in Rancho Cordova, California from (i) William Hedden, as Trustee of the William H. Hedden and Sandra L. Hedden Trust, (ii) Stephen C. Kircher, the chief strategy officer of SPI, as Trustee of the Kircher Family Irrevocable Trust dated December 29, 2004, and (iii) Steven Kay (collectively, the “Sellers”). In consideration of the purchase and sale described above, the Company will issue to the Sellers on the closing date of the transaction preferred membership interests in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to be formed pursuant to a limited liability company agreement, the terms and conditions of which will be negotiated and agreed to between the Company and the Sellers. The acquisition is subject to several closing conditions including completion of satisfactory due diligence. On April 15, 2015, SPI Solar Japan G.K., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a interest sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the interest in approximately MW 30 of solar PV projects in Japan from Re Capital K.K., a subsidiary of China-based China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation, for an aggregate consideration of US$8,800, including (i) US$3,300 by cash and (ii) US$5,500 by equivalent value of shares of common stock of the Company. The acquisition is subject to several closing conditions. On April 17, 2015, the Company and ZBB Energy Corporation (“ZBB”), a Wisconsin corporation, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which ZBB will issue and sell to the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $33,390 a total of (i) 8,000,000 shares (the “Purchased Common Shares”) of ZBB’s common stock and (ii) 28,048 shares (the “Purchased Preferred Shares”) of the ZBB’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. The aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Common Shares was based on a purchase price per share of $0.6678 and the aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Preferred Shares was determined based on price of $0.6678 per common equivalent. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions including obtaining the approval of ZBB’s shareholders. In April, 2015 Xinyu Realforce Energy Co., Ltd. (“Realforce”) entered into a sales-leaseback arrangements under which solar modules and other equipment related to the rooftop PV solar system of 5.25 MW sold to Jiangsu Solarbao Leasing Co. Ltd., at an amount of $5,646, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and subsequently leased back by Realforce over lease term of 10 years at a fixed interest rate of 10% per annum. The sole shareholder pledged its 100% shares of Realforce to Jiangsu Solarbao to secure its obligations due to the Company. On May 4, 2015, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Yes Yield Investments Limited (“Yes Yield”), a company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, whereby the Company agreed to issue, and Yes Yield agreed to purchase a total of 9,260,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of US$25,002. The Company also entered into an option agreement with Yes Yield, whereby the Company agreed to grant Yes Yield options to purchase from the Company a total of 9,260,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share for an aggregate purchase price of US$25,002, exercisable within seven months from the date of May 4, 2015. The option has not been exercised as of the date of the issuance of these financial statements. On May 11, 2015, SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company’s filed a registration statement on Form F-4 in connection with seeking shareholder consent for the approval of a certain agreement and plan of reorganization and related redomicile of the Company to the Cayman Islands.

23. Subsequent Events

On March 31,2015, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SPI China (HK) Limited entered into a share purchase agreement with third parties whereby SPI China (HK) Limited agreed to purchase 80% of the equity interest in Solar Juice Pty Ltd, an Australian proprietary company limited by shares, for an aggregate consideration of approximately $25,500. The consideration is proposed to be paid by the Company’s Common Stock, the number of which is to be determined with reference to the five-day average trading price of the Company’s Common Stock prior to the closing of the agreement. Solar Juice distributes solar kits that include PV modules, balance-of-system components, solar monitoring systems and inverters, to retail or corporate customers in Australia and Southeast Asia.

On March 31, 2015, the Company entered into a membership interest purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the interest in the holding company of MW 6.02 solar projects known as “Aerojet” in Rancho Cordova, California from (i) William Hedden, as Trustee of the William H. Hedden and Sandra L. Hedden Trust, (ii) Stephen C. Kircher, the chief strategy officer of SPI, as Trustee of the Kircher Family Irrevocable Trust dated December 29, 2004, and (iii) Steven Kay (collectively, the “Sellers”). In consideration of the purchase and sale described above, the Company will issue to the Sellers on the closing date of the transaction preferred membership interests in a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to be formed pursuant to a limited liability company agreement, the terms and conditions of which will be negotiated and agreed to between the Company and the Sellers. The acquisition is subject to several closing conditions including completion of satisfactory due diligence.

On April 15, 2015, SPI Solar Japan G.K., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a interest sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the interest in approximately MW 30 of solar PV projects in Japan from Re Capital K.K., a subsidiary of China-based China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation, for an aggregate consideration of US$8,800, including (i) US$3,300 by cash and (ii) US$5,500 by equivalent value of shares of common stock of the Company. The acquisition is subject to several closing conditions.

On April 17, 2015, the Company and ZBB Energy Corporation (“ZBB”), a Wisconsin corporation, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which ZBB will issue and sell to the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $33,390 a total of (i) 8,000,000 shares (the “Purchased Common Shares”) of ZBB’s common stock and (ii) 28,048 shares (the “Purchased Preferred Shares”) of the ZBB’s Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. The aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Common Shares was based on a purchase price per share of $0.6678 and the aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Preferred Shares was determined based on price of $0.6678 per common equivalent. The transaction is subject to various closing conditions including obtaining the approval of ZBB’s shareholders.

In April, 2015 Xinyu Realforce Energy Co., Ltd. (“Realforce”) entered into a sales-leaseback arrangements under which solar modules and other equipment related to the rooftop PV solar system of 5.25 MW sold to Jiangsu Solarbao Leasing Co. Ltd., at an amount of $5,646, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and subsequently leased back by Realforce over lease term of 10 years at a fixed interest rate of 10% per annum. The sole shareholder pledged its 100% shares of Realforce to Jiangsu Solarbao to secure its obligations due to the Company.

On May 4, 2015, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Yes Yield Investments Limited (“Yes Yield”), a company established under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, whereby the Company agreed to issue, and Yes Yield agreed to purchase a total of 9,260,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of US$25,002. The Company also entered into an option agreement with Yes Yield, whereby the Company agreed to grant Yes Yield options to purchase from the Company a total of 9,260,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share for an aggregate purchase price of US$25,002, exercisable within seven months from the date of May 4, 2015. The option has not been exercised as of the date of the issuance of these financial statements.

On May 11, 2015, SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company’s filed a registration statement on Form F-4 in connection with seeking shareholder consent for the approval of a certain agreement and plan of reorganization and related redomicile of the Company to the Cayman Islands.