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Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2016
Secured Debenture Payable To Workhorse Custom Chassis Due On March 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of interest payable on maturity date	10.00%
Notes payable to city of Loveland due on October 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of interest payable on maturity date	8.00%

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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+ References

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