Note 4. Restructuring (Details) (USD $)
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment and Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
December 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
positions
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Sep. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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May 31, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
production_line
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment and Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Asset Impairment Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Employee Severance [Member]
positions
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Grant Repayments [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Grant Repayments [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Grant Repayments [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
Grant Repayments [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2012
Vietnam Manufacturing Plant [Member]
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Vietnam Manufacturing Plant [Member]
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment and Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Solar Module Components [Member]
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment and Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Other Long-lived Assets [Member]
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Other Long-lived Assets [Member]
February 2012 Manufacturing Restructuring [Member]
Asset Impairment and Related Costs [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Frankfurt Plant [Member]
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Minimum [Member]
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
Maximum [Member]
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2012
MALAYSIA
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
production_line
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Sep. 30, 2012
OHIO
April 2012 European Restructuring Plan [Member]
production_line
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Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring Charges | $ 24,197,000 | $ 0 | $ 444,262,000 | $ 0 | $ 60,400,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 52,400,000 | $ 8,300,000 | $ 131,600,000 | $ 312,300,000 | $ 231,000,000 | $ 50,900,000 | $ 29,800,000 | $ 30,400,000 | $ 99,300,000 | $ 25,300,000 | $ 7,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale, Impairment Charge | 92,200,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets held for sale | 49,521,000 | 49,521,000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of | 29,200,000 | 225,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of production lines idled | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Production Lines | 24 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected Number of Positions after Restructuring | 6,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost | 20,000,000 | 40,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at beginning of period | 2,558,000 | 6,140,000 | 9,153,000 | 9,153,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255,000 | 2,188,000 | 2,346,000 | 2,303,000 | 3,952,000 | 6,807,000 | 5,537,000 | 5,388,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,537,000 | 5,388,000 | 35,529,000 | 31,475,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,555,000 | 5,844,000 | 21,437,000 | 10,502,000 | 8,537,000 | 15,129,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charges to Income | 0 | 1,011,000 | 1,216,000 | 0 | 747,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264,000 | 1,216,000 | 0 | 1,789,000 | 129,455,000 | 0 | 1,575,000 | 121,190,000 | 0 | 214,000 | 8,265,000 | 24,197,000 | 18,030,000 | 270,394,000 | 501,000 | 766,000 | 224,226,000 | 0 | 0 | 5,844,000 | 23,579,000 | 16,812,000 | 10,502,000 | 117,000 | 452,000 | 29,822,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes to Estimates | 0 | (1,933,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1,933,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391,000 | 0 | 0 | 519,000 | 0 | 0 | (128,000) | 0 | 0 | (289,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (289,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash Payments | (2,094,000) | (1,649,000) | (4,063,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (158,000) | (2,094,000) | (1,649,000) | (3,905,000) | 0 | (172,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (172,000) | 0 | (6,281,000) | (12,921,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (6,281,000) | (5,877,000) | 0 | 0 | (7,044,000) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-cash Amounts | 0 | (1,011,000) | (166,000) | 0 | (747,000) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (264,000) | (166,000) | (284,000) | (1,859,000) | (124,067,000) | 0 | (2,094,000) | (121,190,000) | (284,000) | 235,000 | (2,877,000) | (3,360,000) | (766,000) | (238,919,000) | (501,000) | (766,000) | (224,226,000) | 83,000 | 0 | 0 | (2,359,000) | 0 | 0 | (583,000) | 0 | (14,693,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at end of period | $ 464,000 | $ 2,558,000 | $ 6,140,000 | $ 9,153,000 | $ 464,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 255,000 | $ 255,000 | $ 2,188,000 | $ 209,000 | $ 2,303,000 | $ 3,952,000 | $ 209,000 | $ 6,807,000 | $ 5,253,000 | $ 5,537,000 | $ 5,388,000 | $ 5,253,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,253,000 | $ 5,537,000 | $ 5,388,000 | $ 50,085,000 | $ 35,529,000 | $ 31,475,000 | $ 50,085,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,638,000 | $ 5,555,000 | $ 5,844,000 | $ 36,376,000 | $ 21,437,000 | $ 10,502,000 | $ 36,376,000 | $ 8,071,000 | $ 8,537,000 | $ 15,129,000 | $ 8,071,000 |