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Alternative Energy Finance Corporation (AEFC) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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. AEFC finances its leases from cash payments from its own cash or from single payments or long term leases from lessees. Long term leases recorded on the consolidated financial statements were $12,689 and $13,293 at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 respectively. During October, 2014 one of the AEFC leases defaulted and AEFC repossessed the solar system with a balance due totaling $7,577 in unpaid lease principal. AEFC sold the full system after removal and installation for $12,000 during the last quarter of 2014.

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=32702940&loc=SL6953791-111525 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=d3e4975-111524 + Details
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