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Stockholders' Equity (Details 2)
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12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015
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| Stock options | |
| Stockholders' equity | |
| Portion vesting one year after the issuance date (as a percent) |
25.00%cpst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentageOneYearAfterIssuance / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |
| Portion vesting on first day of each month after one year from the issuance date (as a percent) |
2.083%cpst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentageVestingOnFirstDayOfEachMonthAfterOneYearOfIssuanceDate / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember |
| Vesting period of awards after issuance date | 1 year |
| Vesting period after one year of grant | 48 months |
| Vesting period | 4 years |
| Expiration Term | 10 years |
| Capstone Turbine Corporation 2000 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | |
| Stockholders' equity | |
| Number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance |
27,980,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cpst_CapstoneTurbineCorporation2000EquityIncentivePlanMember |
| Number of shares available for future grant |
3,206,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = cpst_CapstoneTurbineCorporation2000EquityIncentivePlanMember |
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Subsequent to one year from date of issuance, represents the remaining vesting period of awards issued under the equity-based compensation plan. No definition available.
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Represents the portion of an award that is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale effective one year after the issuance date. No definition available.
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Represents the portion of an award vesting on the first day of each month after one year from the issuance date. No definition available.
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Represents the period from the date of issuance at which time a portion of the award vests. No definition available.
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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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