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ORGANIZATION AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES - Ownership Interest (Details)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd | Wuhan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd | Jinpan Electric Group (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners |
30.00% |
| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd | Jinpan Electric Group (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | Alternative Energy Equipment Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd | Jinpan Electric Group (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | Transmission and Distribution Automation Equipment Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd | Jinpan Electric Group (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | Shanghai Dong Dian International Trading Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan Electric (China) Co. Ltd | Jinpan Electric Group (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | Shanghai Pan Investment Co Ltd |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan International USA Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Jinpan International USA Ltd. | Jinpan Realty Group LLC |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Hainan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
85.00% |
| Hainan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. | Hainan Jinpan Electric Reasearch Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Hainan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. | Guilin Jun Tai Fu Electric Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
100.00% |
| Hainan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. | Wuhan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
15.00% |
| Hainan Jinpan Electric Co. Ltd. | Jinpan Electric Group (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
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| Percentage of equity interest attributable to company |
70.00% |