XML 87 R51.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v2.4.1.9
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 4) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
May 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
Feb. 28, 2013
Jan. 31, 2014
Jan. 15, 2014
Stock-Based Compensation                                
Tax benefit (expense) for stock-based compensation                 $ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense $ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense $ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense          
Numerator                                
Net loss attributable to common shareholders $ (7,183,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (9,377,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 3,825,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (75,909,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (28,929,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (15,948,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (9,338,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (8,576,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (88,643,700)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (62,790,800)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ (31,862,454)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic          
Denominator                                
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted                 159,228,815us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 76,436,408us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted 34,376,427us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfShareOutstandingBasicAndDiluted          
Number of dilutive potential common shares                 18,614,643us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 40,464,065us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 11,407,263us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount          
Common stock warrants 4,219,442us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding               4,219,442us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding              
Weighted average exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) $ 3.84us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1               $ 3.84us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1             $ 4.00us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Stock options                                
Denominator                                
Number of dilutive potential common shares                 8,367,271us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
4,703,326us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1,986,255us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
         
Restricted stock                                
Denominator                                
Number of dilutive potential common shares                 473,336us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
650,002us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
           
Warrants                                
Denominator                                
Number of dilutive potential common shares                 4,219,442us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
24,137,878us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
9,421,008us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
         
Preferred stock                                
Denominator                                
Number of dilutive potential common shares                 5,554,594us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
10,972,859us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_PreferredStockMember
           
Warrants issued in May, 2011                                
Denominator                                
Common stock warrants (in shares)                         22,995,365us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInMay2011Member
     
Number of warrants issued (in shares)                       7,128,563plug_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssued
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInMay2011Member
       
Number of warrants exercised (in shares)                 22,776,023plug_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInMay2011Member
             
Warrants issued in February, 2013                                
Denominator                                
Number of warrants issued (in shares)                           23,637,500plug_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssued
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInFebruary2013Member
   
Number of warrants exercised (in shares)                 23,637,400plug_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInFebruary2013Member
             
Warrants issued in January, 2014                                
Denominator                                
Number of warrants issued (in shares)                             4,000,000plug_ClassOfWarrantOrRightIssued
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInJanuary2014Member
 
Number of warrants exercised (in shares)                 0plug_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercised
/ us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightAxis
= plug_WarrantIssuedInJanuary2014Member