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Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 07, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Borrowings under guaranteed investment agreements			$ 210,886		$ 210,886
Percentage of weighted average rate			8.40%		8.40%
Senior secured credit facility	$ 109,500
Senior secured credit term	7 years
Available to capital expenditures and working capital	$ 260,000
New facility were used to current borrwoings into long term debt value	$ 516,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate description	The new facility features two tranches, including one tranche denominated in USD representing 71% of the facility and another tranche denominated in Colombian Pesos (COP) representing the remaining 29%. Borrowings under the facility will bear interest at a weighted average interest rate of 7% for the first year, and thereafter at a rate of LIBOR plus 5.25% and DTF (Colombian index) plus 5.00% for the respective USD and COP denominated tranches.
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 25,000
Long-term line of credit			$ 11,229		$ 11,229			$ 4,640
Assets acquired under capital lease					11,438	$ 20,180
Interest expense, debt			4,242	$ 2,050	7,366	4,202
August 2016 [Member]
Decreasing the investment					25,000
Tranche One [Member]
Line of credit currency translation percentage	71.00%
Tranche Two [Member]
Line of credit currency translation percentage	29.00%
New Facility [Member]
Senior secured credit facility	$ 83,500
First Year [Member]
Percentage of bear interest at weighted average rate	7.00%
LIBOR Plus [Member]
Percentage of bear interest at weighted average rate	5.25%
DTF (Colombian index) [Member]
Percentage of bear interest at weighted average rate	5.00%
Line Of Credit Facility Denominated in COP [Member]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 25,000
Lines of Credit Under Revolving Note [Member]
Line of credit under a revolving note			$ 2,488		$ 2,488
Revolving Lines of Credit [Member]
Line of credit facility, interest rate description					The floating interest rates on the revolving notes are between DTF+4.2% and DTF+6.5%. DTF, the primary measure of interest rates in Colombia, was 6.9% and 5.2% as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Line of credit currency translation percentage			6.90%		6.90%			5.20%
Long-term line of credit			$ 11,229		$ 11,229			$ 4,640
Assets acquired under capital lease					11,438	20,180
Interest expense, debt					7,366	$ 4,202
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]
Debt instrument, collateral amount			13,609		13,609			8,524
Other Long Term Assets [Member]
Debt instrument, collateral amount			$ 96,742		$ 96,742			$ 48,056
Tecnoglass Subordinated RE LLC [Member]
Obtained loan		$ 3,920
Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument, term					6 months
Percentage of debt instrument, interest rate			3.90%		3.90%
Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument, term					15 years
Percentage of debt instrument, interest rate			18.80%		18.80%