Commitments and Contingencies - Other Commitments (Details) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||
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Nov. 16, 2015
complaint
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May. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2010
USD ($)
kW
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Sep. 30, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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| Other disclosures | |||||
| Number of class action complaints | complaint | 2 | ||||
| DOE | |||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | |||||
| Projected cost of research, development and testing project | $ 0.2 | ||||
| Percentage Contribution by ORNL | 100.00% | ||||
| Period of contract | 27 months | ||||
| Cumulative amount of bill under contract | $ 0.1 | ||||
| Research, development and testing of a more efficient microturbine Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system | |||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | |||||
| Projected electrical efficiency of microturbine (as a percent) | 42.00% | ||||
| Power output of microturbine (in kW) | kW | 370 | ||||
| Projected cost of research, development and testing project | $ 11.7 | ||||
| Contribution by DOE | 5.0 | ||||
| Expense to be incurred by the company in research and development | $ 6.7 | ||||
| Period of contract | 5 years | ||||
| Cumulative amount of bill under contract | $ 4.2 | ||||