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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Y Senalizamos SA [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value		$ 3,633,000us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsCurrentCarryingValue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tgls_YSenalizamosSaMember
TG And Tecnoglass USA Inc [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance Settlements Receivable	3,000,000us-gaap_InsuranceSettlementsReceivable / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tgls_TgAndTecnoglassUsaIncMember
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	6,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyDamagesSoughtValue / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tgls_TgAndTecnoglassUsaIncMember
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current	$ 3,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValueCurrent / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = tgls_TgAndTecnoglassUsaIncMember

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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