CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue
Sales of systems	$ 0		$ 30,106,354
Contingent rental income	1,245,805		1,091,458
Total revenue	1,245,805		31,197,812
Cost of sales
Cost of systems	0		22,921,755
Total cost of sales	0		22,921,755
Gross profit	1,245,805		8,276,057
Interest income on sales-type leases	18,234,020		22,104,162
Total operating income	19,479,825		30,380,219
Operating expenses
General and administrative	2,693,248		4,738,266
Loss on project termination	2,968,964		0
Total operating expenses	5,662,212		4,738,266
Income from operations	13,817,613		25,641,953
Non-operating income (expenses)
Interest income	199,301		110,843
Interest expense	(9,246,975)		(12,572,025)
Changes in fair value of conversion feature liability	1,127,400		11,772,065
Loss on extinguishment of Cinda notes	0		(6,699,949)
Gain on settlement of debt through share issuance	0		8,251,060
Other income, net	253,178		133,347
Financial expenses	(5,760)		(6,309)
Total non-operating income (expenses), net	(7,672,856)		989,032
Income before income tax	6,144,757		26,630,985
Income tax expense	2,922,253		4,232,945
Income before noncontrolling interest	3,222,504		22,398,040
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(184,491)		948,161
Net income attributable to China Recycling Energy Corp	3,406,995		21,449,879
Other comprehensive items
Foreign currency translation gain attributable to China Recycling Energy Corp	270,035		5,200,350
Foreign currency translation gain attributable to noncontrolling interest	10,357		197,649
Comprehensive income attributable to China Recycling Energy Corp	3,677,030		26,650,229
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ (174,134)		$ 1,145,810
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	47,560,416		42,454,304
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding *	51,037,255	[1]	56,055,390	[1]
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.07		$ 0.51
Diluted earnings per share *	$ 0.07	[1]	$ 0.39	[1]

[1] Interest expense accrued on convertible notes is added back to net income for the computation of diluted EPS.