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Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Jul. 31, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Jul. 31, 2013
Apr. 30, 2013
Jan. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Service agreement revenue                 $ 21,700,000us-gaap_RevenueOtherFinancialServices $ 24,000,000us-gaap_RevenueOtherFinancialServices $ 18,200,000us-gaap_RevenueOtherFinancialServices
Revenues 54,409,000us-gaap_Revenues 43,176,000us-gaap_Revenues 38,274,000us-gaap_Revenues 44,434,000us-gaap_Revenues 55,157,000us-gaap_Revenues 53,707,000us-gaap_Revenues 42,436,000us-gaap_Revenues 36,358,000us-gaap_Revenues 180,293,000us-gaap_Revenues 187,658,000us-gaap_Revenues 120,603,000us-gaap_Revenues
UNITED STATES                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 52,765,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
80,199,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
26,929,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
south korea [Domain]                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 124,669,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= fcel_SouthKoreaDomain
101,928,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= fcel_SouthKoreaDomain
92,163,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= fcel_SouthKoreaDomain
UNITED KINGDOM                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 119,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
2,036,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
1,061,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
INDONESIA                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ID
0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ID
147,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ID
GERMANY                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 869,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
1,503,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
128,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
CANADA                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 820,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
1,912,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
175,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
SPAIN                      
schedule of revenues by geographic area [Line Items]                      
Revenues                 $ 1,051,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
$ 80,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES
$ 0us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_ES