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Financial Statement Schedule I - STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Statements      
Net revenues $ 3,200,583 $ 3,744,512 $ 3,390,393
Cost of revenues 2,482,086 2,969,430 2,752,795
Gross profit 718,497 775,082 637,598
Operating expenses      
Selling expenses 180,326 165,402 156,032
General and administrative expenses 242,783 245,376 230,998
Research and development expenses 47,045 44,193 28,777
Other operating loss, net (10,536) (44,546) (47,554)
Total operating expenses, net 459,618 410,425 368,253
Income (loss) from operations 258,879 364,657 269,345
Other income (expenses):      
Interest expense (81,326) (106,032) (117,971)
Interest income 12,039 11,207 10,477
Loss on change in fair value of derivatives, net (22,218) (19,230) (272)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) 10,370 6,529 (23,449)
Investment loss 1,929 41,361 (3,607)
Other income (expenses), net: (79,206) (66,165) (134,822)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries and unconsolidated investees 179,673 298,492 134,523
Income tax (expense) benefit (42,066) (61,969) (40,951)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated investees 28,948 5,908 9,411
Net income attributable to Canadian Solar Inc. 171,585 237,070 99,572
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company      
Condensed Financial Statements      
Net revenues 4,351 86,755 35,011
Cost of revenues 4,188 53,926 29,542
Gross profit 163 32,829 5,469
Operating expenses      
Selling expenses 1,727 2,518 2,221
General and administrative expenses 29,093 18,970 18,390
Research and development expenses 462 795 645
Other operating loss, net   77 1,173
Total operating expenses, net 31,282 22,360 22,429
Income (loss) from operations (31,119) 10,469 (16,960)
Other income (expenses):      
Interest expense (3,005) (9,170) (20,078)
Interest income 25,272 32,370 42,191
Loss on change in fair value of derivatives, net (5,193) (2,671) (7,134)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) (11,318) 22,255 (18,110)
Investment loss (116,879)   (11,944)
Other income (expenses), net: (111,123) 42,784 (15,075)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries and unconsolidated investees (142,242) 53,253 (32,035)
Income tax (expense) benefit 5,230 (12,133) 1,686
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries 308,597 195,950 130,048
Equity in loss of unconsolidated investees     (127)
Net income attributable to Canadian Solar Inc. $ 171,585 $ 237,070 $ 99,572