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WARRANTS (Details 2)

v2.4.1.9
WARRANTS (Details 2) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 20,709,845us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber 19,550,817us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
Exercise Price Range One [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeOneMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 3,154,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeOneMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 1 month  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Exercise Price Range Two [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTwoMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 564,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTwoMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 2 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTwoMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Three [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeThreeMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 264,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeThreeMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 3 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeThreeMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Four [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFourMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 1,188,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFourMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 4 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Exercise Price Range Five [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFiveMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 120,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFiveMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 5 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFiveMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Six [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeSixMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 249,600us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeSixMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 6 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeSixMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Seven [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.46TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeSevenMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeSevenMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 8 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.46us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeSevenMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Eight [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.46TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeEightMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 150,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeEightMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 13 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.46us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeEightMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Nine [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.85TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeNineMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 40,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeNineMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 16 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.85us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeNineMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Ten [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.4TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTenMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 333,333us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTenMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 20 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.4us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTenMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Eleven [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.33TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeElevenMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 439,637us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeElevenMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 25 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.33us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeElevenMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Twelve [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.16TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTwelveMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 750,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeTwelveMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 27 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.16us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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Exercise Price Range Thirteen [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.3TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeThirteenMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 964,912us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeThirteenMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 43 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.3us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeThirteenMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Fourteen [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.3TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFourteenMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 4,824,561us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFourteenMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 44 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.3us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFourteenMember 		 
Exercise Price Range Fifteen [Member]    
Range of Exercise Prices $ 0.06TRTC_RangeOfExercisePricesWarrant
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFifteenMember 		 
Number of warrants Outstanding at December 31, 2013 7,067,002us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
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= TRTC_ExercisePriceRangeFifteenMember 		 
Average Remaining Contractual Life 46 months  
Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 0.06us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOutstandingOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceBeginningBalance1
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