Indebtedness - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	$ 18,738	$ 12,171
Long term debt, Current	14,153	4,722
Long term debt, Noncurrent	883,870	530,042
Long term debt	$ 898,023	534,764
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.93%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.39%
Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2018
Bank Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Recourse debt, Long Term	$ 244,000	197,000
Recourse debt, Total	244,000	197,000
Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	3,406	6,571
Long term debt, Noncurrent	244,000	197,000
Long term debt	244,000	197,000
Recourse Debt \| Bank Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	$ 3,406	$ 6,571
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018
Recourse Debt \| Bank Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		3.67%
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	2.25%	2.25%
Recourse Debt \| Bank Line of Credit \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	3.25%	3.25%
Recourse Debt \| Bank Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.96%
Recourse Debt \| Bank Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.75%
Non Recourse Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	$ 15,332	$ 5,600
Long term debt, Current	14,153	4,722
Long term debt, Noncurrent	639,870	333,042
Long term debt	654,023	337,764
Non Recourse Debt \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	$ 9,300
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Long term debt, Noncurrent	$ 245,200
Long term debt	$ 245,200
Non Recourse Debt \| Line of Credit \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	2.50%
Non Recourse Debt \| Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	$ 5,000	$ 5,600
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Long term debt, Current	$ 616	$ 589
Long term debt, Noncurrent	146,387	146,625
Long term debt	$ 147,003	$ 147,214
Non Recourse Debt \| Term Loan A \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.64%	3.07%
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	2.75%	2.75%
Non Recourse Debt \| Term Loan and Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long term debt, Current	$ 116
Long term debt, Noncurrent	42,870
Long term debt	$ 42,986
Non Recourse Debt \| Term Loan and Term Loan B \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.00%
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	5.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date		Dec. 31, 2021
Long term debt, Current		$ 116
Long term debt, Noncurrent		22,014
Long term debt		$ 22,130
Non Recourse Debt \| Term Loan B \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate		6.00%
Annual Contractual Interest Rate		5.00%
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in September 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.86%
Maturity Date	Sep. 30, 2022
Long term debt, Current	$ 1,074
Long term debt, Noncurrent	21,249
Long term debt	$ 22,323
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in September 2022 \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual Contractual Interest Rate	2.25%
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in April 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.50%	6.25%
Maturity Date	Apr. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2022
Long term debt, Current	$ 1,331	$ 1,159
Long term debt, Noncurrent	26,565	29,580
Long term debt	$ 27,896	$ 30,739
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in April 2022 \| Basis point
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.50%
Non Recourse Debt \| Solar Asset Backed Securities Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.40%	4.40%
Maturity Date	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2024
Long term debt, Current	$ 3,730	$ 2,858
Long term debt, Noncurrent	97,565	102,042
Long term debt	101,295	$ 104,900
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in July 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,032
Maturity Date	Jul. 31, 2021
Long term debt, Current	$ 7,286
Long term debt, Noncurrent	23,802
Long term debt	$ 31,088
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in July 2021 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.25%
Non Recourse Debt \| Bank term loan due in July 2021 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	9.94%
Non Recourse Debt \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	12.00%	12.00%
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Long term debt, Noncurrent	$ 36,232	$ 32,781
Long term debt	$ 36,232	$ 32,781
Non Recourse Debt \| Year One \| Term Loan and Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Non Recourse Debt \| Solar Asset Backed Securities Class B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.38%	5.38%
Maturity Date	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2024

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

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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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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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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