CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue
Sales of systems	$ 24,083,232	$ 18,868,632
Contingent rental income	272,268	790,437
Total revenue	24,355,500	19,659,069
Cost of sales
Cost of systems and contingent rental income	21,138,645	14,585,462
Total cost of sales	21,138,645	14,585,462
Gross profit	3,216,855	5,073,607
Interest income on sales-type leases	22,998,834	26,458,713
Total operating income	26,215,689	31,532,320
Operating expenses
General and administrative	2,308,608	3,494,711
Total operating expenses	2,308,608	3,494,711
Income from operations	23,907,081	28,037,609
Non-operating income (expenses)
Interest income	161,086	192,812
Interest expense	(3,217,689)	(3,431,241)
Gain on systems repurchase from Jitie and Datong	4,521,443	0
Loss on sale of construction in progress of Tangshan Rongfeng	(3,780,138)	0
Other income	20,755	1,037,279
Total non-operating expenses, net	(2,294,543)	(2,201,150)
Income before income tax	21,612,538	25,836,459
Income tax expense	3,244,695	6,111,267
Income before noncontrolling interest	18,367,843	19,725,192
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(29,582)	(86,730)
Net income attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	18,397,425	19,811,922
Other comprehensive items
Foreign currency translation loss attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	(12,776,823)	(222,265)
Foreign currency translation loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(13,606)	(1,588)
Comprehensive income attributable to China Recycling Energy Corporation	5,620,602	19,589,657
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ (43,188)	$ (88,318)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	83,081,158	69,627,116
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	83,081,158	69,627,116
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.22	$ 0.28
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.22	$ 0.28