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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Identification of the lender and information about a contractual promise to repay a short-term or long-term obligation, which includes borrowings under lines of credit, notes payable, commercial paper, bonds payable, debentures, and other contractual obligations for payment. This may include rationale for entering into the arrangement, significant terms of the arrangement, which may include amount, repayment terms, priority, collateral required, debt covenants, borrowing capacity, call features, participation rights, conversion provisions, sinking-fund requirements, voting rights, basis for conversion if convertible and remarketing provisions. The description may be provided for individual debt instruments, rational groupings of debt instruments, or by debt in total.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Indebtedness - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	May 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan outstanding balance						$ 754,686,000			$ 534,764,000
Solar energy systems, gross						2,459,367,000			2,091,585,000
Repayment of lease obligations						6,416,000	$ 1,472,000
Bank Line of Credit \| Syndicated Working Capital Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity						245,000,000				$ 205,000,000
Line of credit facility capacity, period increase						40,000,000
Minimum unencumbered liquid assets to be maintained						$ 25,000,000
Bank Line of Credit \| Syndicated Working Capital Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio						200.00%
Syndicated Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 250,000,000
Debt maturity date		Dec. 31, 2020
Syndicated Term Loans \| Line Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility capacity, period increase								$ 90,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 220,000,000						$ 310,000,000
Syndicated Term Loans \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		23,000,000
Syndicated Term Loans \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 7,000,000
Syndicated Term Loans \| Basis point \| Line Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate		2.50%
Revolving line of credit facility available period		3 years
Debt instrument, variable rate periodic increase		2.75%
Revolving line of credit facility available period increase		2 years
Syndicated Term Loans \| Basis point \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate		5.00%
Revolving line of credit facility available period		3 years
Debt instrument, variable rate periodic increase		6.50%
Revolving line of credit facility available period increase		2 years
Syndicated Term Loans \| LIBOR Floor Rate \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate		1.00%
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 195,400,000
Debt maturity date						Dec. 31, 2021
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Subordinated Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				24,000,000
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Working Capital Revolver Commitment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				5,000,000
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Senior Secured Revolving Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 7,900,000
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Basis point \| Senior Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate				2.75%
Debt instrument, variable rate periodic increase				0.25%
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Minimum \| Subordinated Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment penalty percentage				0.00%
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Minimum \| Basis point \| Subordinated Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate				1.00%
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Maximum \| Subordinated Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt prepayment penalty percentage				2.00%
Syndicated Term Loans \| Credit Facility Agreements with Syndicate of Banks \| Maximum \| Basis point \| Subordinated Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate				5.00%
Syndicated Term Loans \| Aggregation Facility \| Senior Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 158,500,000
Secured, Non-recourse Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of debt	$ 24,500,000
Debt instrument maturity year	2022-09
Debt instrument, Description						In March 2016, a subsidiary of the Company entered into a $24.5 million secured, non-recourse loan agreement with a bank. The loan will be repaid through cashflows from a lease pass-through arrangement previously entered into by the Company. The loan matures in September 2022 and has an interest rate of LIBOR + 2.25%.
Secured, Non-recourse Loan Agreement \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	2.25%
Bank Term Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date						Apr. 30, 2022
Aggregate amount of debt					$ 38,000,000
Interest Rate					4.50%
Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date						Dec. 31, 2018
Proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes					$ 27,200,000
Notes Payable \| Payment in Kind ("PIK")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate					12.00%
Loan outstanding balance						$ 8,200,000			6,300,000
Solar Asset Backed Securities Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of debt			$ 100,000,000
Solar Asset Backed Securities Class B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of debt			11,000,000
Asset Backed Securities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured Borrowings Assets Carrying Amount						$ 186,100,000			$ 190,200,000
Debt instrument discount rate						0.08%
Solar energy systems, gross						$ 119,700,000
Repayment of lease obligations			$ 88,900,000			88,900,000
Net of fees from proceeds from debt instrument						$ 7,300,000