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Equity Compensation Plans and Equity (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 Inducement Plan | Dec. 10, 2013 Inducement Plan Maximum | Dec. 10, 2013 2010 Stock Incentive Plan | Dec. 31, 2013 2010 Stock Incentive Plan | Dec. 10, 2013 2010 Stock Incentive Plan Maximum | Dec. 31, 2013 2000 Stock Incentive Plan | Dec. 31, 2013 2000 Stock Incentive Plan Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 2000 Stock Incentive Plan Maximum | Dec. 31, 2011 CIGS Solar Systems Business | Dec. 31, 2013 Stock options | Dec. 31, 2012 Stock options | Dec. 31, 2011 Stock options | Dec. 31, 2013 Stock options Inducement Plan | Dec. 31, 2013 Stock options 2010 Stock Incentive Plan | Dec. 31, 2013 Stock options 2010 Stock Incentive Plan Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 Stock options 2010 Stock Incentive Plan Maximum | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units | Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units | Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Key employees | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock Non-employee members of the Board of Directors | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock Non-employee members of the Board of Directors Maximum | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock 2010 Stock Incentive Plan Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock 2010 Stock Incentive Plan Maximum | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted stock units Inducement Plan | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted stock units Inducement Plan Minimum | Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted stock units Inducement Plan Maximum
Equity Compensation Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,000 |  |
Maximum number of shares authorized to be issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,750,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of additional shares authorized |  |  |  |  |  | 3,250,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock available for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2,995,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 255,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 5 years |  | 2 years | 4 years
Term of awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  | 7 years | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options outstanding (in shares) |  |  |  | 124,500 |  |  |  |  | 727,552 |  |  |  | 2,598,000 | 2,322,000 |  |  | 1,746,092 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 539,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 798,000 |  |  | 797,583 |  | 16,165 |  |  |  |  |  |
Expiration term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity compensation expense | $ 13,130,000 | $ 13,854,000 | $ 12,807,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized equity-based compensation costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period over which unrecognized equity-based compensation costs will be recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years 2 months 12 days |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years 1 month 6 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assumptions based on which fair value of each option granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average expected stock-price volatility (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48.00% | 59.00% | 55.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average expected option life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years | 5 years | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average risk-free interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.27% | 0.70% | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average dividend yield (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 798,000 |  |  | 797,583 |  | 16,165 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares cancelled in 2013 due to employees electing to receive fewer shares in lieu of paying withholding taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,342 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total grant date fair value of shares vested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,900,000 | $ 5,400,000 | $ 9,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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