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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Commitments (Details)

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Commitments and Contingencies - Other Commitments (Details)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Nov. 16, 2015
complaint
May. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2010
USD ($)
kW
Sep. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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