Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Other liabilities, related party				$ 934,000
Face value of coupons issued				2,881,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, related party				4,723,000
Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current	$ 34,150,000			30,667,000
Solar Energy Ecommerce Shangai Limited [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Total fund received from individual investors				8,778,000
Total fund received from related party				4,759,000
Other receivables from related party	0			$ 3,932,000
Percentage of fund principal for commission fee				1.00%
Commission fee				$ 87,000
Total fund redeemed to individual investors				3,035,000
Payment to related party				2,151,000
Other liabilities, related party	0			884,000
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Face value of coupons issued				779,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets, related party	0			12,000
Due to employees	0			50,000
Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current	34,150,000			30,667,000
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. [Member] | Solar Panels [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Purchase and processing from Related Party				1,480,000		$ 0
Accounts Payable subject to previously agreed trade credit terms, Related parties, Current				6,272,000
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. [Member] | Settlement and Mutual Release ("Settlement Agreement") [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Accounts Payable subject to settlement arrangement, Related Parties, Current				24,395,000
Debt Settlement, Waiver Offered Amount		$ 11,000,000
Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Net		$ 28,775,000
Number of Days to Cancel Discount		30 days
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	380,000		$ 2,000,000	4,380,000	$ 1,620,000
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. [Member] | Settlement and Mutual Release ("Settlement Agreement") [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction							$ 2,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. [Member] | Settlement and Mutual Release Accounts Payable Waivable [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Accounts Payable, Related Parties, Current	$ 17,775,000
Suzhou Liuxin Industry Ltd. [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Face value of coupons issued				$ 582,000
SUPERMERCY Limited [Member]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of fund principal for commission fee				3.00%
Commission fee				$ 3,000,000