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           FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 1) (USD $) 
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        3 Months Ended | 
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           Mar. 31, 2015 
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| Fair Value Measurements Details 1 | |
| Liabilities measured at fair value Beginning Balance | $ 1,253,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue | 
| Change in fair market value of Conversion Feature | (408,200)TRTC_ChangeInFairMarketValueOfConversionFeature | 
| Issuance of equity instruments with debt greater than debt carrying amount | 224,000TRTC_IssuanceOfEquityInstrumentsWithDebtGreaterThanDebtCarryingAmount | 
| Derivative debt converted into equity | 254,000TRTC_DerivativeDebtConvertedIntoEquity | 
| Liabilities measured at fair value Ending Balance | $ 1,322,800us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue | 
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          Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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