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Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Oct. 07, 2014
May 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest   $ (8,283,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (3,583,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (10,453,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (13,557,000)us-gaap_ProfitLoss        
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)   (66,527,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit   (66,527,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit       (56,074,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit  
Working Capital   (1,900,000)sopw_WorkingCapital   (1,900,000)sopw_WorkingCapital       (36,600,000)sopw_WorkingCapital  
Percentage of Common Stock Outstanding Owned by Parent Company 30.20%sopw_PercentageOfCommonStockOutstandingOwnedByParentCompany                
Proceeds from Convertible Debt       11,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt          
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock       35,745,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock          
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value   12,789,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 904,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 12,789,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 904,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue     1,031,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 17,823,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Private Placement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Non US Investor1 [Member]                  
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)           21,739,500us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_NonUSInvestor1Member
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PrivatePlacementMember		      
Private Placement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Non US Investor 2 [Member]                  
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in Shares)           10,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_NonUSInvestor2Member
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PrivatePlacementMember		      
Private Placement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Non-US Investors [Member]                  
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues           43,800,510us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= sopw_NonUSInvestorsMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PrivatePlacementMember		      
Private Placement [Member]                  
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock       35,750,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_SubsidiarySaleOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PrivatePlacementMember		          
Common Stock and Convertible Bond [Member]                  
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement       46,700,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPrivatePlacement
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= sopw_CommonStockAndConvertibleBondMember		          
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. [Member]                  
Note 2 - Going Concern Considerations and Management's Plan (Details) [Line Items]                  
Accounts Payable, Related Parties 34,400,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= sopw_LDKSolarCoLtdMember		             50,900,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= sopw_LDKSolarCoLtdMember		  
Repayments of Related Party Debt       12,500,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= sopw_LDKSolarCoLtdMember		          
Debt Settlement, Waiver Offered Amount             18,400,000sopw_DebtSettlementWaiverOfferedAmount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= sopw_LDKSolarCoLtdMember		    
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount             $ 4,000,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= sopw_LDKSolarCoLtdMember