CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
   | 
Total  | 
Common Stock  | 
Treasury Stock  | 
Additional Paid-In Capital  | 
Accumulated Deficit  | 
Noncontrolling Interest  | 
Preferred Stock Convertible Series A  | 
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018 | 
 
 | 
81,759,415
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
12
 | 
| Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2018 | 
$ 94,874,000
 | 
$ 82,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
$ 236,543,000
 | 
$ (142,754,000)
 | 
$ 1,003,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Opening balance sheet adjustment- ASC 842 | 
0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, shares | 
 
 | 
564,799
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, amount | 
428,000
 | 
$ 1,000
 | 
0
 | 
428,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, shares | 
 
 | 
173,610
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, amount | 
102,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
102,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - services expense, shares | 
 
 | 
66,376
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - services expense, amount | 
59,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
59,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock cancellation, shares | 
 
 | 
(60,000)
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock cancellation, amount | 
(58,000)
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
(58,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, shares | 
 
 | 
25,251,122
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, amount | 
12,681,000
 | 
$ 25,000
 | 
0
 | 
12,656,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock issued for cash, shares | 
 
 | 
7,461,833
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock issued for cash, amount | 
4,500,000
 | 
$ 7,000
 | 
0
 | 
4,493,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock option expense | 
3,314,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
3,314,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Beneficial conversion feature - convertible notes | 
5,862,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
5,862,000
 | 
0
 | 
 
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Series A, shares | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
4
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
(4)
 | 
| Common Stock, shares | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
2,308,408
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Common Stock, amount | 
(808,000)
 | 
 
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Consolidation of NuLeaf joint venture | 
5,402,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
5,402,000
 | 
 
 | 
| Acquisition of non-controlling interest | 
(5,770,000)
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
(5,136,000)
 | 
 
 | 
(633,000)
 | 
 
 | 
| Contribution (distribution) from non-controlling interest | 
702,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
702,000
 | 
 
 | 
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 
(57,000)
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
(57,000)
 | 
 
 | 
| Net loss attributable to Terra Tech Corp. | 
(30,621,000)
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
(30,621,000)
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2019 | 
 
 | 
115,217,155
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2019 | 
90,610,000
 | 
$ 115,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
258,262,000
 | 
(173,375,000)
 | 
6,416,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018 | 
 
 | 
81,759,415
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
12
 | 
| Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2018 | 
94,874,000
 | 
$ 82,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
236,543,000
 | 
(142,754,000)
 | 
1,003,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019 | 
 
 | 
118,004,978
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2019 | 
75,327,000
 | 
$ 120,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
260,516,000
 | 
(189,686,000)
 | 
5,184,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2019 | 
 
 | 
109,105,288
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
12
 | 
| Balance, amount at Jun. 30, 2019 | 
97,368,000
 | 
$ 109,000
 | 
0
 | 
255,112,000
 | 
(164,594,000)
 | 
6,741,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, shares | 
 
 | 
91,465
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, amount | 
37,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
37,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, shares | 
 
 | 
173,610
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, amount | 
102,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
102,000
 | 
0
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock cancellation, amount | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, shares | 
 
 | 
4,071,410
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, amount | 
1,288,000
 | 
$ 4,000
 | 
0
 | 
1,284,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock issued for cash, shares | 
 
 | 
1,775,382
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock issued for cash, amount | 
650,000
 | 
$ 2,000
 | 
0
 | 
648,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock option expense | 
1,078,000
 | 
0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
1,078,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Series A, shares | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
4
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
(4)
 | 
| Series A, amount | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Common Stock, shares | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
2,308,408
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Common Stock, amount | 
(808,000)
 | 
0
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Consolidation of NuLeaf joint venture | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Contribution (distribution) from non-controlling interest | 
(182,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
(182,000)
 | 
0
 | 
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 
(143,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
(143,000)
 | 
0
 | 
| Net loss attributable to Terra Tech Corp. | 
(8,780,000)
 | 
$ 0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
(8,780,000)
 | 
0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2019 | 
 
 | 
115,217,155
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2019 | 
90,610,000
 | 
$ 115,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
258,262,000
 | 
(173,375,000)
 | 
6,416,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019 | 
 
 | 
118,004,978
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2019 | 
75,327,000
 | 
$ 120,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
260,516,000
 | 
(189,686,000)
 | 
5,184,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, shares | 
 
 | 
3,179,544
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, amount | 
434,000
 | 
$ 3,000
 | 
 
 | 
431,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, shares | 
 
 | 
909,090
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, amount | 
19,000
 | 
$ 1,000
 | 
 
 | 
18,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - services expense, shares | 
 
 | 
1,159,615
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - services expense, amount | 
152,000
 | 
$ 1,000
 | 
 
 | 
151,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, shares | 
 
 | 
27,694,543
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, amount | 
2,252,000
 | 
$ 28,000
 | 
 
 | 
2,224,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock issued for cash, shares | 
 
 | 
2,470,173
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock issued for cash, amount | 
250,000
 | 
$ 2,000
 | 
 
 | 
248,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock option expense | 
1,536,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
1,536,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 
(479,000)
 | 
0
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
(479,000)
 | 
0
 | 
| Net loss attributable to Terra Tech Corp. | 
(53,672,000)
 | 
$ 0
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
(53,672,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock issued for OneQor acquisition, shares | 
 
 | 
58,154,027
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock issued for OneQor acquisition, amount | 
9,304,000
 | 
$ 58,000
 | 
 
 | 
9,246,000
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
| Net contribution from non-controlling interest | 
33,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
33,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020 | 
 
 | 
211,571,970
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2020 | 
35,156,000
 | 
$ 214,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
274,370,000
 | 
(243,358,000)
 | 
4,738,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Jun. 30, 2020 | 
 
 | 
204,777,168
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Jun. 30, 2020 | 
52,651,000
 | 
$ 207,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
273,526,000
 | 
(225,198,000)
 | 
4,923,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Stock compensation - employees, amount | 
 
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, shares | 
 
 | 
1,082,700
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - directors, amount | 
119,000
 | 
$ 1,000
 | 
0
 | 
118,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock compensation - services expense, shares | 
 
 | 
84,615
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Stock compensation - services expense, amount | 
11,000
 | 
$ 0
 | 
 
 | 
11,000
 | 
 
 | 
0
 | 
 
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, shares | 
 
 | 
5,627,487
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
| Debt conversion - common stock, amount | 
423,000
 | 
$ 6,000
 | 
0
 | 
417,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Stock option expense | 
298,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
298,000
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 
(138,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
(138,000)
 | 
0
 | 
| Net loss attributable to Terra Tech Corp. | 
(18,161,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
(18,161,000)
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
| Net contribution from non-controlling interest | 
(48,000)
 | 
$ 0
 | 
$ 0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
(48,000)
 | 
$ 0
 | 
| Balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2020 | 
 
 | 
211,571,970
 | 
2,308,412
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
 
 | 
8
 | 
| Balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2020 | 
$ 35,156,000
 | 
$ 214,000
 | 
$ (808,000)
 | 
$ 274,370,000
 | 
$ (243,358,000)
 | 
$ 4,738,000
 | 
$ 0
 |