SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Total Revenues | $ 11,012,140 | $ 10,121,375 | $ 7,842,873 | $ 6,824,456 | $ 7,129,322 | $ 6,950,365 | $ 9,699,909 | $ 1,548,167 | $ 35,800,844 | $ 25,327,763 | $ 9,975,346 | |
| Gross Profit | 1,276,699 | 2,334,938 | 1,506,373 | 359,063 | (530,621) | 1,319,386 | 1,649,944 | 133,974 | 5,477,073 | 2,572,683 | 1,016,871 | |
| Loss from operations | (5,426,695) | (3,903,172) | (4,522,914) | (6,027,237) | (7,731,540) | (4,686,560) | (3,817,377) | (1,912,374) | (19,880,018) | (18,147,851) | (8,816,775) | |
| Amortization of debt discount | (522,424) | (490,068) | (515,654) | (610,616) | (491,581) | (610,089) | (218,126) | (94,406) | (2,138,762) | (1,414,202) | (696,180) | |
| Impairment of Property | (138,037) | 138,037 | ||||||||||
| Impairment of Intangibles | (757,467) | |||||||||||
| Loss on Extinguishment of Debt | (3,092,155) | (1,373,538) | (1,639,137) | (1,039,458) | (4,462,016) | (920,797) | ||||||
| (Loss) Gain on Fair Market Valuation of Derivatives | (4,616,600) | (1,475,900) | 987,200 | 1,610,750 | (1,248,800) | 771,000 | (206,000) | (1,160,700) | (3,494,550) | (501,700) | ||
| Interest Expense, Net | (134,671) | (119,650) | (130,510) | (157,833) | (101,156) | (159,633) | (60,565) | (55,995) | (542,664) | (377,349) | (469,576) | |
| Gain on Settlement of Contingent Consideration | 4,991,571 | $ (4,991,571) | (4,991,571) | |||||||||
| (Loss) Gain on Fair Market Valuation of Contingent Consideration | (77,286) | (4,348,761) | 668,694 | (1,487,500) | (561,000) | |||||||
| Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes | (791,300) | 410,300 | 381,000 | (347,455) | 44,000 | |||||||
| Net Loss Attributable to Terra Tech Corp. | $ (14,318,913) | $ (7,792,933) | $ (453,769) | $ (10,111,988) | $ (12,270,829) | $ (5,587,759) | $ (4,934,238) | $ (4,126,064) | $ (32,677,603) | $ (26,918,890) | $ (9,225,580) | |
| Net Loss Per Common Share Attributable to Terra Tech Corp. Common Stockholders – Basic and Diluted | $ (0.24) | $ (0.16) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.27) | $ (0.35) | $ (0.24) | $ (0.21) | $ (0.19) | $ (0.71) | $ (1.04) | $ (0.58) | |
| High | 5.85 | 4.35 | 4.35 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 7.65 | 11.25 | 6.3 | ||||
| Low | $ 2.7 | $ 3 | $ 2.1 | $ 3.75 | $ 3.3 | $ 4.05 | $ 3.3 | $ 1.35 | ||||
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