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RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (Details) ¥ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Oct. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) | May. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 CNY (¥) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 CNY (¥) | Mar. 31, 2012
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 104,579,000 | $ 4,217,000 |  |  |
Ownership Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00%
Amount due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90,002,000 | 17,592,000 |  |  |
Revenue from sale of solar products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 104,352,000 |  | $ 2,569,000 | $ 16,390,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gaochuangte |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade receivable from affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,619,000 | 1,499,000 |  |  |
Ownership Percentage | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Amount due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,827,000 | 17,510,000 |  |  |
Revenue from sale of solar products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 39,922 | 6,508,000 | ¥ 15,740 | 2,568,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount paid for EPC services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 175,272 | 28,159,000 | ¥ 33,884 | 5,515,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dr. Shawn Qu |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000 | 82,000 |  |  |
Loan from related party |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 13,000,000 | $ 13,000,000 |  | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate of interest (as a percent) |  |  | 4.27% |  |  | 4.27% | 4.27% | 4.27% |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of interest amount of loan from related party |  |  |  | $ 242,000 | $ 242,000 |  |  |  | $ 112,000 | $ 21,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding borrowing |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Dr. Shawn Qu | One-year loan facilities | Chinese Commercial Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity term of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥ 896,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 896,000 |  | ¥ 888,000 |  |  | 138,000,000 |  |  | ¥ 1,866,000 |
Amounts drawn down |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,225,000 | 145,095,000 |  |  |
Dr. Shawn Qu | Two-year loan facilities | Chinese Commercial Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity term of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | ¥ 450,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 450,000 |  |  |  |  | 69,300,000 |  |  |  |
Amounts drawn down |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,113,000 |  |  |  |
Dr. Shawn Qu | Three-year loan facilities | Chinese Commercial Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maturity term of credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |
Amounts drawn down |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
CSI Skypower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Ownership Percentage | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Prepayments for bidding to affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,836,000 | $ 2,718,000 |  |  |
GCL-CSI (Suzhou) Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. | SZSP |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of financial guarantee of related party loan facility | ¥ 21,000 | ¥ 37,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ¥ 21,000 |  |  |  |  | 3,200,000 |  | $ 6,100,000 |  |
Term of financial guarantee of related party debt | 2 years | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
49% owned affiliates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due from related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Trade receivable from affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 101,124,000 |  |  |  |
Ownership Percentage | 49.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |  | 49.00% |  |  |  |
Amount due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,982,000 |  |  |  |
Tranquillity and Roserock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount due to related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,116,000 |  |  |  |
Tranquillity | Recurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unconditionally buyer payment guarantees for payable balances due by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,200,000 |  |  |  |
Garland | Recurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unconditionally buyer payment guarantees for payable balances due by related party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Roserock and Garland |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from sale of solar products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,132,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tranquility, Garland, and Roserock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from providing development services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 69,712,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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