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Customer Deposits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Customer Deposits Disclosure [Abstract]
Customer deposits	$ 631,107	$ 792,601

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- Definition

Customer deposits.

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Name:	tsla_CustomerDepositsDisclosureAbstract
Namespace Prefix:	tsla_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

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- Definition

Customer deposits liabilities current.

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Name:	tsla_CustomerDepositsLiabilitiesCurrent
Namespace Prefix:	tsla_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant