2.4.0.82126100 - Disclosure - Guarantor Financial Informationtruefalsefalse1false falsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0001415020duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1tc_GuarantorFinancialInformationAbstracttc_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Guarantor Financial Information [Abstract]2false 2tc_GuarantorFinancialInformationTextBlocktc_falsenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Guarantor Financial Information</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">TCM has not presented separate combined financial statements of subsidiary guarantors that guarantee the 2017 Notes, 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes, because (1)&#160;each of the subsidiary guarantors is wholly owned by TCM; (2)&#160;the guarantees are full and unconditional; (3)&#160;the guarantees are joint and several and (4)&#160;TCM has no independent assets and operations, and all subsidiaries of TCM other than the subsidiary guarantors are immaterial.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:30px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the indentures governing the 2017 Notes, 2018 Notes and 2019 Notes, a guarantor may be released from its guarantee obligations only under certain customary circumstances specified in the indentures, namely upon (1)&#160;the sale or other disposition (including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation) of such guarantor, (2)&#160;the designation of such guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary in accordance with the terms of the indentures, (3)&#160;upon a legal defeasance or covenant defeasance or (4)&#160;upon the full satisfaction of the Company's obligations under the respective indenture.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished.No definition available.false0Guarantor Financial InformationfalseGuarantor Financial InformationUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://www.thompsoncreekmetals.com/role/GuarantorFinancialInformation12