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ACQUISITION (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |
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Aug. 27, 2012 CSSI Project FL3 | May 24, 2011 Acquisition of Project FL3 CSSI | Dec. 31, 2011 Acquisition of Project FL3 CSSI | Jan. 28, 2011 Acquisition of Project FL3 CSSI | May 31, 2012 Acquisition of Projects 16 | Apr. 17, 2012 Acquisition of Projects 16 item | Apr. 17, 2012 Acquisition of Projects 16 Minimum MW | Apr. 17, 2012 Acquisition of Projects 16 Maximum MW | Jun. 15, 2012 Acquisition of Projects 16 Warrants issued in acquisition | Dec. 26, 2012 Acquisition of SunEdison Projects CSSI MW item
ACQUISITION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest in acquiree prior to additional acquisition |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest acquired |  | 50.00% |  |  |  | 97.00% |  |  |  | 100.00%
Cash paid |  | $ 3,084,714 |  | $ 3,020,109 | $ 186,716,547 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price allocation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net tangible assets acquired |  | 845,929 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (1,345,152) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power purchase agreement |  | 4,339,201 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 2,264,845 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration |  | 6,104,823 |  |  | 194,491,537 |  |  |  |  | 20,500,000
Estimated useful life |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization expense |  |  | 142,969 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale price of discontinued project | 48,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Profit on sale of project | 6,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of solar power projects acquired |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 2
Capacity of solar power acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190 | 200 |  | 24
Power purchase contract period awarded to projects |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |
Number of contracts issued under Ontario's FIT program |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |
Number of contracts issued as part of Ontario's Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Total consideration paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | 3,084,714 |  | 3,020,109 | 186,716,547 |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of the issuance of warrant, net of cash received |  |  |  |  | $ 7,774,990 |  |  |  |  |
'Warrants issued to seller as percentage of reporting entity's outstanding common shares |  |  |  |  | 9.90% |  |  |  |  |
Period during which warrants will not be exercisable |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrant (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 5.00 |  |  |  |  |
Assumptions used to determine fair market value of warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk free rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.76% |
Volatility ratio (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93.50% |
Percentage of non-voting tracking shares that would be redeemable by the Company upon satisfaction of certain conditions |  |  |  |  | 97.00% |  |  |  |  |

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