Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Paramount Energy Solutions Llc [Member]	Zep Solar [Member]	Silevo, Inc. [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Paramount Energy Solutions Llc [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Zep Solar [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Silevo, Inc. [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Paramount Energy Solutions Llc [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Zep Solar [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] Silevo, Inc. [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) [Member] Paramount Energy Solutions Llc [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) [Member] Zep Solar [Member]	Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) [Member] Silevo, Inc. [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 280,394				$ 7				$ 330,130				$ (146,536)	$ 183,601				$ 96,793
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012					74,913
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	189,779																	189,779
Issuance of common stock from public offering, net of underwriters discount and commissions and issuance cost	174,083				$ 1				174,082					174,083
Issuance of common stock from public offering, shares					3,910
Stock options issued during period value acquisitions		$ 108,734	$ 14,893			$ 1				$ 108,733	$ 14,893				$ 108,734	$ 14,893
Issuance of common stock upon business acquisitions, shares						3,675	2,752
Issuance of common stock upon business acquisitions, net of issuance costs			$ 140,562				$ 1				$ 140,561					$ 140,562
Stock-based compensation expense	27,936								27,936					27,936
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options for cash	$ 15,545								15,545					15,545
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options for cash, shares	4,260				4,260
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, shares					14
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock warrants for cash	$ 8,034								8,034					8,034
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock warrants for cash, shares					1,485
Net (loss) income	(32,904)												(55,790)	(55,790)				22,886
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(122,641)																	(122,641)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013	804,415				$ 91,009				819,914				(202,326)	617,598				186,817
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013					10
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	517,471																	517,471
Issuance of common stock upon business acquisitions, shares								2,284
Issuance of common stock upon business acquisitions, net of issuance costs				$ 137,958								$ 137,958					$ 137,958
Issuance of restricted stock units upon acquisition				$ 132								$ 132					$ 132
Purchase of capped call options	(65,203)								(65,203)					(65,203)
Stock-based compensation expense	88,936								88,936					88,936
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options for cash	$ 20,255								20,255					20,255
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options for cash, shares	3,176				3,176
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units, shares					52
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	$ 2,000								2,000					2,000
Net (loss) income	(234,158)												(56,034)	(56,034)				(178,124)
Transfers to redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(25,248)																	(25,248)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(90,974)																	(90,974)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 1,155,584				$ 10				1,003,992				(258,360)	745,642				409,942
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014	96,521				96,521
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	$ 681,994																	681,994
Tax benefit of stock option exercises	63,019								63,019					63,019
Stock-based compensation expense	116,585								116,585					116,585
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options for cash	$ 11,650				$ 951				11,650					11,650
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options for cash, shares	951
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units					392
Net (loss) income	$ (510,329)												(58,330)	(58,330)				(451,999)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(104,875)																	(104,875)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 1,413,628				$ 10				$ 1,195,246				$ (316,690)	$ 878,566				$ 535,062
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015	97,864				96,521