CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 161,993	$ 138,628	$ 97,883
Cost of revenue	151,373	121,773	90,693
Gross profit	10,620	16,855	7,190
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	41,780	13,485	15,158
Sales, marketing and customer service	7,581	2,185	2,398
Provision for credit losses	2,735	1,094	4,115
Impairment charges on property and equipment	0	0	2,235
Impairment charges on project assets	0	0	2,455
Total operating expenses	52,096	16,764	26,361
Operating (loss) income	(41,476)	91	(19,171)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(5,137)	(3,790)	(3,768)
Change in fair value of derivative liability	67	496	285
Reversal of tax penalty	0	0	6,890
Net foreign exchange gain (loss)	2,694	(5,411)	1,261
Others	472	2,807	(553)
Total other (expense) income, net	(1,904)	(5,898)	4,115
Net loss before income taxes	(43,380)	(5,807)	(15,056)
Income tax expense	1,454	458	92
Net loss	(44,834)	(6,265)	(15,148)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(657)	(250)	(110)
Net loss attributable to shareholders of SPI Energy Co., Ltd.	$ (45,491)	$ (6,515)	$ (15,258)
Net loss per ordinary share:
Basic and Diluted	$ (1.9)	$ (0.4)	$ (1.2)
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic and Diluted	24,192,815	15,907,144	12,733,062