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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data
Total
Voting Common Shares-No Par [Member]
Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
BALANCE at Dec. 31, 2014 $ 14,130us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 165,386us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= nrthf_NorthernPowerSystemCorporationVotingCommonShareMember
$ 7,972us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
  $ (159,228)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
BALANCE, Shares at Dec. 31, 2014   22,764,353us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= nrthf_NorthernPowerSystemCorporationVotingCommonShareMember
     
Stock based compensation expense 178us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue   178us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
   
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 3us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised 3us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= nrthf_NorthernPowerSystemCorporationVotingCommonShareMember
     
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, Shares   1,596us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= nrthf_NorthernPowerSystemCorporationVotingCommonShareMember
     
Cumulative translation adjustment (32)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax     (32)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
 
Net loss (4,133)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss       (4,133)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
BALANCE at Mar. 31, 2015 $ 10,146us-gaap_StockholdersEquity $ 165,389us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= nrthf_NorthernPowerSystemCorporationVotingCommonShareMember
$ 8,150us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember
$ (32)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
$ (163,361)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember
BALANCE, Shares at Mar. 31, 2015   22,765,949us-gaap_SharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= nrthf_NorthernPowerSystemCorporationVotingCommonShareMember