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Loss Contingency Damages Awarded Value, Reduction In Punitive Damages

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount, before recovery, of expense for known and estimated future costs arising from requirement to perform environmental remediation.

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Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes land acquired for use by the owner.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Acquired Legacy Solar Matter (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			1 Months Ended
	Oct. 23, 2023	Apr. 28, 2023	Mar. 31, 2021
Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC \| Litigation Settlement, Benchmark \| Commitments And Contingencies Concentration Risk
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total		30.00%
IEA \| Litigation Settlement, Benchmark \| Commitments And Contingencies Concentration Risk
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total		40.00%
IEA Constructors, LLC \| Litigation Settlement, Benchmark \| Commitments And Contingencies Concentration Risk
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage of total		30.00%
Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC Matter \| H&L Farms
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments to acquire land			$ 3.3
Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC Matter \| Infrastructure Energy Alternatives, Inc. And Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Compensatory damages awarded to plaintiffs	$ 0.5	$ 4.5
Remediation costs		1.5
Remediation expense remittitur	0.3
Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC Matter \| Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages		25.0
Reduction in punitive damages	1.1
Silicon Ranch Corporation, LLC Matter \| Infrastructure Energy Alternatives, Inc. And IEA Constructors, LLC
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Punitive damages		$ 50.0
Reduction in punitive damages	$ 2.7