20. Short Term Bank Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Short-term Debt [Table Text Block]

	2012		2011
	US$		US$
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 5.6% per annum, secured by Feihe Dairy’s restricted cash of $6.5 million as of December 31, 2012, due and repaid on January 30, 2013		6,099,322		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.94% per annum, secured by Feihe Soybean’s land use rights and buildings with a total carrying amount of $1,440,665 as of December 31, 2012, and an undertaking from Feihe Dairy to maintain debt-asset ratio of not more than 70%, current ratio of at least 100% and quick ratio of at least 50%, payable on July 1, 2013		1,926,102		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.94% per annum, and an undertaking to maintain debt-asset ratio of not more than 70%, current ratio of at least 100% and quick ratio of at least 50%, payable on July 1, 2013		1,926,102		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.00% per annum, secured by Gannan Feihe’s machinery with a carrying amount of $20,273,576 as of December 31, 2012, payable on July 9, 2013 (ii)		8,025,425		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.30% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy, payable on August 29, 2013		3,210,170		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.30% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy , payable on September 19, 2013		1,605,084		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6% per annum, secured by Feihe Dairy’s plant and land use rights with a total carrying amount of $15,903,500 as of December 31, 2012, payable on November 18, 2013 (i)		8,025,425		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6% per annum, payable on November 18, 2013 (i)		24,076,273		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.30% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy, payable on December 5, 2013		3,210,170		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.12% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy and an undertaking from Feihe Dairy to maintain debt-asset ratio of not more than 70%, current ratio of at least 100% and long term investment of not more than 40% of net assets and due on December 3, 2013		2,568,136		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.12% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy and an undertaking from Feihe Dairy to maintain debt-asset ratio of not more than 70%, current ratio of at least 100% and long term investment of not more than 40% of net assets, due on December 3, 2013		2,568,136		—
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 5.81% per annum, secured by Feihe Dairy’s machinery and an undertaking from Feihe Dairy to maintain debt-to-equity ratio of not more than 70% and current ratio of at least 100%, payable with interest on maturity, due and repaid on January 25, 2012		—		1,429,956
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.31% per annum, secured by machinery, payable with interest on maturity, due and repaid on April 6, 2012		—		5,997,871
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.89% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy and an undertaking from Gannan Feihe to maintain debt-to-equity ratio of not more than 60% and current ratio of at least 120%, payable with interest on maturity, due and repaid on August 30, 2012		—		3,177,680
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.89% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy and an undertaking from Gannan Feihe to maintain debt-to-equity ratio of not more than 60% and current ratio of at least 120%, payable with interest on maturity, due on and repaid September 14, 2012		—		1,588,840
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.56% per annum, secured by plant and land, payable with interest on maturity, due and repaid on November 23, 2012		—		7,944,200
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.56% per annum, payable with interest on maturity, due and repaid on November 23, 2012		—		23,832,600
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at 6.89% per annum, guaranteed by Feihe Dairy and an undertaking from Gannan Feihe to maintain debt-to-equity ratio of not more than 60% and current ratio of at least 100% and quick ratio of at least 50%, payable with interest on maturity, due and repaid on December 21, 2012		—		3,177,680
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at a floating interest rate at RMB benchmark deposit interest rates per annum, unsecured and due and repaid on December 26, 2012		—		2,542,144
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at a floating interest rate RMB benchmark deposit interest rate per annum, secured by the plant and land, due and repaid on December 26, 2012		—		2,542,144
Loan payable to a bank in PRC, bearing interest at a floating interest rate at 130% of RMB benchmark deposit interest rate per annum, secured by a property, payable with interest on maturity and an undertaking from Beijing Feihe to maintain current assets of not less than RMB8 million ($1,270,224), net assets of at least RMB2 million ($317,556) and current ratio of at least 100%, due and repaid on December, 30, 2012		—		2,383,260
Total		63,240,345		54,616,375