v2.4.1.9

Warrant Liability (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Warrant liability [Line Items]
Balance - December 31, 2014	$ 19,991tgls_WarrantLiabilityNonCurrent
Fair value adjustment	(5,078)us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants
Balance - March 31, 2015	$ 14,913tgls_WarrantLiabilityNonCurrent

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+ References

No definition available.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 480

-SubTopic 10

-Section 25

-Paragraph 13

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6939902&loc=d3e20148-110875

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