Joint Venture (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013 sqft
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in joint venture		$ 320,000	$ 320,000
Municipal City of Suqian [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Joint venture, total investment	500,000,000			500,000,000
Joint venture, agreement term	6 years
Cash contribution			4,800,000
Joint Venture, ownership percentage of parent			75.00%
Joint venture, cash contribution, minority interest			1,600,000
Joint venture, ownership percentage of minority interest			25.00%
Joint Venture, Expected Cash Contribution		32,500,000
Joint Venture, Expected Ownership Percentage Of Parent		80.00%
Intellectual property contribution to joint venture	77,000,000			77,000,000
Intellectual property contribution to joint venture, percent	60.00%			60.00%
Required contribution	130,000,000			130,000,000
Appraised value of intellectual property	65,000,000			65,000,000
Appraised value of intellectual property, premium	20.00%			20.00%
Cash and property contribution to joint venture, percent	40.00%			40.00%
Square footage of contributed property	331,000			331,000
Joint venture, right to purchase assets, term	5 years
Joint venture, future buy-out cost ratio to initial cash investment	1.5			1.5
Investment in joint venture			320,000
Ascent Solar Technology [Member] | Municipal City of Suqian [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Joint venture, total investment	130,000,000			130,000,000
Suqian [Member] | Municipal City of Suqian [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Joint venture, total investment	$ 32,000,000			$ 32,000,000