2.4.0.8115 - Disclosure - Share-Based Paymentstruefalsefalse1false falsefalseeol_PE769749--1310-Q0007_STD_181_20130630_0http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001425565duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001false 4us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div> 8. Share-Based Payments During the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company granted 60,000 and 618,000 new stock options, respectively, and cancelled 93,620 and 188,480 stock options, respectively, under its 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The new stock options vest at 2% per month for the 50 months beginning in the eleventh month after date of grant. On January 29, 2013, for 114 non-officer employees, the Company repriced their existing options to $1.00 per share, which represented the closing market price of the Class A common stock on that date. This modification resulted in total incremental share-based compensation expense of $63, with $25 immediately recognizable and $38 to be expensed over the remaining vesting periods of the options. Total share-based compensation expense recognized was $87 and $147 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $208 and $314 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is reported in general and administrative expenses on our condensed consolidated statements of operations. </div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6406099&loc=d3e25284-112666 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5444-113901 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 false0Share-Based PaymentsfalseShare-Based PaymentsUnKnownUnKnownUnKnownUnKnowntruefalsefalseSheethttp://realgoodssolar.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlock11