XML 15 R33.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Make-Whole Dividend Liability (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Change in fair value of make-whole dividend liability $ 0us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1 $ 700,000us-gaap_FairValueOptionChangesInFairValueGainLoss1    
Make-whole dividend liability 849,560us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability     849,560us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFairValueOfEmbeddedDerivativeLiability
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage     8.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
 
Preferred stock, redemption, term, required make-whole dividend     4 years  
Preferred stock, dividend, make-whole dividend rate to market value     10.00%asti_PreferredStockDividendMakeWholeDividendRatetoMarketValue
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
 
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 212,390us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
    212,390us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
Preferred stock, redemption amount 1,700,000us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
     
Preferred stock, redemption amount, additional make-whole amount $ 800,000asti_PreferredStockRedemptionAmountAdditionalMakeWholeAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesAPreferredStockMember
     
Preferred Class A [Member]        
Class of Stock [Line Items]        
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 212,390us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredClassAMember