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INCOME TAXES (Details 3) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:    
Accrued warranty costs $ 10,508,762us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves $ 9,249,470us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsWarrantyReserves
Bad debt allowance 9,318,321us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts 13,418,947us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts
Issuance costs 1,596,677csiq_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseIssuanceCosts 491,570csiq_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseIssuanceCosts
Inventory write-down 5,308,475us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory 4,451,285us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsInventory
Depreciation difference of property, plant and equipment 26,148,567us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment 23,431,856us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Accrued liabilities related to countervailing and anti-dumping duty deposits 13,850,162us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsAccruedLiabilities  
Deferred tax assets relating to sale of solar power plants 21,096,549csiq_DeferredTaxAssetsRelatedToSaleOfProjectAssets  
Net operating losses carry-forward 65,876,351us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 93,376,674us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Others 6,947,306us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 4,858,010us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Total deferred tax assets 160,651,170us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 149,277,812us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance (52,984,988)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (57,189,659)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 107,666,182us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 92,088,153us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Analysis as:    
Current 40,810,322us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 29,137,910us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Non-current 66,855,860us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 62,950,243us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 107,666,182us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 92,088,153us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Foreign currency derivative assets 1,166,646us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDerivatives 1,538,914us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDerivatives
Depreciation difference of property, plant and equipment 5,264,152us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment 5,598,193us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Deferred profit of projects 70,359,704csiq_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredProfitOfProjects 15,236,918csiq_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDeferredProfitOfProjects
Basis difference related to SkyPower acquisition 26,459,081csiq_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesAcquisition 58,664,950csiq_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesAcquisition
Others 1,806,298us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 922,772us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Total deferred tax liabilities 105,055,881us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities 81,961,747us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Analysis as:    
Current 94,710,638us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent 57,918,099us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossCurrent
Non-current 10,345,243us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent 24,043,648us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGrossNoncurrent
Total deferred tax liabilities 105,055,881us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities 81,961,747us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities
Accumulated net operating losses 331,359,665us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards  
Accumulated net operating losses subject to expiration between 2015 and 2032 $ 120,172,850csiq_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration