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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives classified as a liability.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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The liability due as of the balance sheet date for leasebacks accounted for using the deposit method.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Note 8. Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Non-Solar System Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 20, 2013	Sep. 28, 2012	May 29, 2014	Sep. 24, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 9,161,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	$ 6,993,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Senior Notes		9,161,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes	6,993,000,000us-gaap_SeniorNotes
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price		$ 14.62
2018 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				600,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.00%
Second Lien Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			10.75%
2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				600,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.75%
2019 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes				550,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				7.75%
2018/2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Embedded Derivative, Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liability						888,400,000
SunEdisons Subsidiary One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sales Leaseback Transaction, Capacity			124,500,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Amount Due under Financing Arrangement		123,600,000
Sale and Lease Back Available Amount		1,000,000
SunEdisons Subsidiary Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sales Leaseback Transaction, Capacity							101,500,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Amount Due under Financing Arrangement		96,700,000
Sale and Lease Back Available Amount		5,000,000
2018/2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	1,167,300,000
Solar Energy [Member] \| Construction Financing Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding		$ 52,000,000
Solar Energy [Member] \| Interest rate margin in addition to LIBOR [Member] \| Construction Financing Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End								0.00%
Solar Energy [Member] \| Defined prime rate plus margin [Member] \| Construction Financing Revolver [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End								2.50%