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Note 8 - Alternative Energy Finance Corporation (AEFC)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Financing Receivables [Text Block]	Note 8 – Alternative Energy Finance Corporation (AEFC) AEFC is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABCO Energy.  AEFC provides funding for leases of photovoltaic systems and finances its own leases from its own cash.  Long term leases recorded on the consolidated financial statements were $11,984 and $12,689 at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 respectively.

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The entire disclosure for financing receivables. Examples of financing receivables include, but are not limited to, loans, trade accounts receivables, notes receivable, credit cards, and receivables relating to a lessor's right(s) to payment(s) from a lease other than an operating lease that is recognized as assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
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-Topic 310
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-Section 50
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