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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income (Loss) before Income Tax |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ 321,316,997 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $ 53,203,722 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $ (200,588,507)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Current Tax |  |  |
Current Tax, net | 46,739,006 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 11,683,643 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 15,697,682 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred Tax |  |  |
Deferred Tax, net | 30,691,907 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (4,044,857)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (21,131,092)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense |  |  |
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense, net | 77,430,913 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 7,638,786 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | (5,433,410)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Canada. |  |  |
Income (Loss) before Income Tax |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 248,666,430 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 41,700,153 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 2,616,980 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA
Current Tax |  |  |
Current Tax, net | 17,721,440 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 1,694,557 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 2,447,930 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA
Deferred Tax |  |  |
Deferred Tax, net | 40,894,769 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 11,493,561 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 1,713,862 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense |  |  |
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense, net | 58,616,209 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 13,188,118 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA | 4,161,792 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = country_CA
Other |  |  |
Income (Loss) before Income Tax |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 72,650,567 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | 11,503,569 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | (203,205,487)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember
Current Tax |  |  |
Current Tax, net | 29,017,566 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | 9,989,086 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | 13,249,752 us-gaap_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember
Deferred Tax |  |  |
Deferred Tax, net | (10,202,862)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | (15,538,418)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | (22,844,954)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense |  |  |
Total Income Tax (Benefit) Expense, net | $ 18,814,704 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | $ (5,549,332)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember | $ (9,595,202)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = csiq_OtherJurisdictionsMember

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