Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 23, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Trading Symbol	ora
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		49,112,901
Entity Public Float			$ 1,418,095,165
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001296445
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY