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Related Parties (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Apr. 16, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Description of Transaction | less than 0.1 million |  | less than 0.1 million |  | less than 0.1 million |  | less than 0.1 million |  |  |
Payments to other related parties | $ 1,162 tgls_PaymentsToOtherRelatedParties | [1] | $ 577 tgls_PaymentsToOtherRelatedParties | [1] | $ 1,162 tgls_PaymentsToOtherRelatedParties | [1] | $ 666 tgls_PaymentsToOtherRelatedParties | [1] |  |
Santa Maria Del Mar SA [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 163 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tgls_SantaMariaDelMarSaMember |
Company Foundation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300 us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tgls_CompanyFoundationMember
[1] | Payments to other related parties in 2013 and 2014 consists of donations to Fundación Tecnoglass and for 2014 the 1,162 was all paid in the three months ended June 30, 2014.

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