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5. Government Grants (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
5. Government Grants (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Assistance, Award Amount		$ 6,100		$ 6,100
Government Assistance, Refunds Received				117,600
December 2024 Agreement
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Assistance, Gross Amount Prior To Transfer	$ 857,200
Aggregate Transaction Price for Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits	818,600
Cash Proceeds Received from Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits	$ 616,000					$ 202,600
June and July 2025 Agreements
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Assistance, Gross Amount Prior To Transfer						701,900
Aggregate Transaction Price for Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits						668,100
Cash Proceeds Received from Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits						668,100
October 2025 Agreement
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Assistance, Gross Amount Prior To Transfer						699,700
Aggregate Transaction Price for Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits						668,200
Cash Proceeds Received from Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits				95,200		$ 573,000
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Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Grants, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations		$ 637,973	$ 396,311	$ 1,500,486	$ 1,075,172
Government Assistance, Operating Income, Increase (Decrease), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Cost of sales	Cost of sales	Cost of sales	Cost of sales
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Grants, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations		$ 281	$ 44	$ 629	$ 2,235
Government Assistance, Operating Income, Increase (Decrease), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Research and development	Research and development	Research and development	Research and development
Income Statement Location [Axis]: us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Grants, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations		$ 7	$ 13	$ 41	$ 61
Government Assistance, Operating Income, Increase (Decrease), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Selling, general and administrative	Selling, general and administrative	Selling, general and administrative	Selling, general and administrative
Income Statement Location [Axis]: fslr:ProductionStartUpExpense
Government Assistance [Line Items]
Government Grants, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations		$ 207	$ 0	$ 207	$ 0
Government Assistance, Operating Income, Increase (Decrease), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Production start-up	Production start-up	Production start-up	Production start-up