Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 52,797	$ 44,957
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	41,756	31,217
Gross profit	11,041	13,740
Operating expenses:
General and administrative	13,044	9,832
Selling, marketing and service	2,009	1,385
Depreciation and amortization	2,178	1,456
Restructuring charges	427
Total operating expenses	17,658	12,673
Operating income (loss)	(6,617)	1,067
Other income and (expenses):
Interest income and other income	4	21
Interest expense	(300)	(105)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(6,913)	983
Income tax expense (benefit)	(2,654)	374
Net income (loss)	(4,259)	609
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest		124
Net income (loss) attributable to PowerSecure International, Inc.	$ (4,259)	$ 733
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to PowerSecure International, Inc. common stockholders:
Basic	$ (0.19)	$ 0.04
Diluted	$ (0.19)	$ 0.04
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period:
Basic	21,979	18,242
Diluted	21,979	18,495