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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 3)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Common Stock
Aug. 26, 2014
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
May 08, 2013
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
USD ($)
May 08, 2013
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
Aug. 26, 2014
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
USD ($)
May 08, 2013
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
USD ($)
Aug. 26, 2014
Air Liquide
Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock
Common Stock
Redeemable preferred stock                    
Redeemable stock issued (in shares) 5,231us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesIssued 10,431us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesIssued         5,231us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesIssued
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
  10,431us-gaap_TemporaryEquitySharesIssued
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
 
Redeemable stock issued, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.01us-gaap_TemporaryEquityParOrStatedValuePerShare $ 0.01us-gaap_TemporaryEquityParOrStatedValuePerShare             $ 0.01us-gaap_TemporaryEquityParOrStatedValuePerShare
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
 
Aggregate purchase price of shares issued         $ 2,595,400us-gaap_TemporaryEquityStockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
€ 2,000,000us-gaap_TemporaryEquityStockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
       
Shares issued upon conversion of redeemable stock (in shares)     5,521,676us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
(5,200)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_CounterpartyNameAxis
= plug_AirLiquideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
          5,521,676us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember
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= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Conversion price per share (in dollars per share)               $ 0.2343us-gaap_TemporaryEquityRedemptionPricePerShare
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= plug_AirLiquideMember
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= us-gaap_SeriesCPreferredStockMember