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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Jan. 28, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds received, after deducting discounts and commissions but before offering expenses |  | $ 115,009,000 | $ 50,000,000 |  |
Common shares issued |  | 55,161,856 |  |  | 55,965,443
Credit facility |  |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 2,770,957,000
Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |
Offering of common shares (in shares) | 500,000 |  |  |  |
Net proceeds received, after deducting discounts and commissions but before offering expenses | $ 13,600,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | Credit facility | International Finance Corporation ("IFC") |  |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 60,000,000 |
Common shares issued |  |  |  | 529,661 |
Share price of common shares issued |  |  |  | $ 18.88 |
Subsequent event | Convertible notes |  |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes bought back | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |
Weighted average price (in dollars per share) | $ 85.13 |  |  |  |
Par value | $ 100 |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | 75 megawatt (MWac) Astoria 2 solar power project |  |  |  |  |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |  |  |  |  |
Project-level construction debt, a letter of credit facility and a back-leveraged term loan facility | $ 180,000,000 |  |  |  |

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