VIE Arrangements - Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Classification of the VIEs' Assets and Liabilities Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) investment_fund fund	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Current assets:
Cash		$ 487,280	$ 678,821	$ 628,536	$ 740,508
Restricted cash		295,751	308,869
Accounts receivable, net		169,661	172,001
Inventories		411,993	459,746
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		305,921	262,822
Total current assets		1,670,606	1,882,259
Solar energy systems, net		13,422,536	13,028,871
Other assets		2,461,720	2,267,652
Total assets	[1]	20,834,343	20,450,237
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		286,923	230,723
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		34,039	35,180
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		538,117	499,225
Deferred revenue, current portion		120,673	128,600
Non-recourse debt, current portion		245,310	547,870
Total current liabilities		1,273,821	1,488,159
Deferred revenue, net of current portion		1,109,391	1,067,461
Non-recourse debt, net of current portion		9,852,968	9,191,689
Other liabilities		147,204	190,866
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 14,075,960	13,536,224
Number of types of investment funds used by the company | investment_fund		3
Variable Interest Entities
Current assets:
Cash		$ 207,883	254,522
Restricted cash		40,146	48,169
Accounts receivable, net		94,176	76,249
Inventories		119,803	150,065
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		209,140	161,414
Total current assets		671,148	690,419
Solar energy systems, net		10,871,862	10,469,093
Other assets		430,287	379,028
Total assets		11,973,297	11,538,540
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		6,581	12,187
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		34,016	35,181
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		231,302	185,766
Deferred revenue, current portion		57,132	54,103
Non-recourse debt, current portion		217,075	270,460
Total current liabilities		546,106	557,697
Deferred revenue, net of current portion		697,603	654,310
Non-recourse debt, net of current portion		1,172,552	1,189,161
Other liabilities		17,592	16,816
Total liabilities		$ 2,433,853	$ 2,417,984
Number of types of investment funds used by the company | fund		4

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include $11,973,297 and $11,538,540, respectively, in assets of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. These assets include solar energy systems, net as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $10,871,862 and $10,469,093, respectively; cash as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $207,883 and $254,522, respectively; restricted cash as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $40,146 and $48,169, respectively; accounts receivable, net as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $94,176 and $76,249, respectively; inventories as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $119,803 and $150,065, respectively; prepaid expenses and other current assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $209,140 and $161,414, respectively; and other assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $430,287 and $379,028, respectively. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include $2,433,853 and $2,417,984, respectively, in liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include accounts payable as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $6,581 and $12,187, respectively; distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $34,016 and $35,181, respectively; accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $231,302 and $185,766, respectively; deferred revenue as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $754,735 and $708,413, respectively; non-recourse debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $1,389,627 and $1,459,621, respectively; and other liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 of $17,592 and $16,816, respectively.