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INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May 23, 2012
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	$ 38,822,784us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	$ 34,070,488us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Gaochuangte
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	7,112,103us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_SuzhouGaochuangteNewEnergyCoLtdMember	7,123,976us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_SuzhouGaochuangteNewEnergyCoLtdMember
Ownership Percentage	40.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_SuzhouGaochuangteNewEnergyCoLtdMember	40.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_SuzhouGaochuangteNewEnergyCoLtdMember
CSI Skypower
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	3,532,851us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_CSISkyPowerMember	3,813,133us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_CSISkyPowerMember
Ownership Percentage	50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_CSISkyPowerMember	50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_CSISkyPowerMember	50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_CSISkyPowerMember
GCL-CSI (Suzhou) Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	3,310,861us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_GCLCSISuzhouPhotovoltaicTechnologyCoLtdMember	2,584,143us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_GCLCSISuzhouPhotovoltaicTechnologyCoLtdMember
Ownership Percentage	10.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_GCLCSISuzhouPhotovoltaicTechnologyCoLtdMember	10.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_GCLCSISuzhouPhotovoltaicTechnologyCoLtdMember
Foto Light LP
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	2,389,722us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_FotoLightLPMember
Ownership Percentage	5.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_FotoLightLPMember
Discovery Light
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	2,125,176us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_DiscoveryLightLPMember
Ownership Percentage	5.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_DiscoveryLightLPMember
Others
Investments in affiliates
Carrying Value	$ 20,352,071us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_OtherEquityMethodInvesteesMember	$ 20,549,236us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_OtherEquityMethodInvesteesMember
Others | Minimum
Investments in affiliates
Ownership Percentage	21.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_OtherEquityMethodInvesteesMember	21.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = csiq_OtherEquityMethodInvesteesMember
Others | Maximum
Investments in affiliates
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