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| Network | 2308301 - Disclosure - Debt (Tables) (http://www.ascentsolar.com/role/DebtTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001350102 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt | As of December 31, 2015, future principal payments on long-term debt are due as follows:
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