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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities    
Valuation allowance $ (49,500,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ (37,100,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Section 382 recognized built in loss 8,000,000plug_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesChangeInCompanyOwnership  
Deferred tax assets included in other noncurrent assets 1,400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther  
Deferred tax liabilities included in other current liabilities 1,400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther  
U.S.    
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities    
Intangible assets   59,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Deferred revenue 4,492,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
3,425,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Other reserves and accruals 1,492,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
1,253,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Property, plant and equipment 1,624,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
1,450,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Amortization of stock-based compensation 10,623,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
9,183,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Capitalized research & development expenditures 12,816,000plug_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalizedResearchAndDevelopmentExpenditures
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
13,775,000plug_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalizedResearchAndDevelopmentExpenditures
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Net operating loss carryforwards 18,857,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
9,883,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Total deferred tax asset 49,904,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
39,028,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Valuation allowance (40,002,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(26,746,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Net deferred tax assets 9,902,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
12,282,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Intangible assets (335,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
 
Non-employee stock based compensation (1,556,000)plug_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNonEmployeeStockBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(1,556,000)plug_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNonEmployeeStockBasedCompensation
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Section 382 recognized built in loss (8,011,000)plug_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesChangeInCompanyOwnership
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(10,726,000)plug_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesChangeInCompanyOwnership
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Net deferred tax liability (9,902,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
(12,282,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember
Foreign    
Significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities    
Intangible assets 1,269,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
999,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Tax credit carryforwards 78,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
84,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Property, plant and equipment 464,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
504,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Capitalized research & development expenditures 4,777,000plug_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalizedResearchAndDevelopmentExpenditures
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
5,195,000plug_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalizedResearchAndDevelopmentExpenditures
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Net operating loss carryforwards 2,931,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
3,556,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Total deferred tax asset 9,519,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
10,338,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
Valuation allowance $ (9,519,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
$ (10,338,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember