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Property and equipment Narrative (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2008
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2000
Oct. 31, 1999
Property and Equipment [Abstract]                              
Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due $ 48,900,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue                            
Number of renewals permitted under building lease 2elon_Numberofrenewalspermittedunderbuildinglease                            
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term 5 years                            
Capital Lease Obligations Recorded 27,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations                         12,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations 15,200,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Increase in lease financing obligations 12,500,000elon_IncreaseInLeaseFinancingObligations                            
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use   0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 4,409,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 4,409,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse      
Capital Leases, Income Statement, Amortization Expense                   1,900,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense 2,015,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense   2,015,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementAmortizationExpense    
Net Book value of Buildings leased   7,700,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNet       12,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNet       7,700,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNet 12,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNet        
Lease expense for land under operating lease                   741,000elon_LeaseExpenseForLandUnderOperatingLease   741,000elon_LeaseExpenseForLandUnderOperatingLease 741,000elon_LeaseExpenseForLandUnderOperatingLease    
Repayment of Other Debt, Building Leases                   2,200,000elon_RepaymentOfOtherDebtBuildingLeases 2,000,000elon_RepaymentOfOtherDebtBuildingLeases 1,900,000elon_RepaymentOfOtherDebtBuildingLeases      
Interest Expense, Other   (261,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (271,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (280,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (288,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (297,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (305,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (312,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (321,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (1,100,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (1,235,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (1,360,000)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther      
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use included in discontinued operations       $ 687,000elon_Impairmentoflonglivedassetsheldforuseincludedindiscontinuedoperations