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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textuals 1) (Equipment Sale Agreement, USD $)
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6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2012
Stacks
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Equipment Sale Agreement
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| Number of fuel cell stacks purchased | 1,884 |
| Total number of fuel cell stacks committed to purchase | 3,250 |
| Amount committed to Ballard fuel cell stacks | $ 9,400,000 |
| Remaining commitment to Ballard | 3,700,000 |
| One-time non-recurring engineering fee | $ 450,000 |
| Non-recurring engineering fee amortized to research and development expense | 1 year 6 months |
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This element represents amount equipment sale agreement committed to purchase ballard fuel cell stacks. No definition available.
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This element represents non-recurring engineering fee amortized to research and development expense. No definition available.
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Total number of fuel cell stacks committed to purchase. No definition available.
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This element represents number of fuel cell stacks purchased. No definition available.
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No authoritative reference available. No definition available.
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- Definition
The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers, other than under a long-term purchase commitment or an unconditional purchase obligation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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