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Acquisitions - Subsequent Events and Transfer of Balance of Equity Narrative (Details) - Subsequent event $ in Millions		1 Months Ended
	Apr. 08, 2016 USD ($) MW	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016
Alto Cielo
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Capacity of acquired power plants \| MW	26.4
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 32.3
Escrow deposit	$ 1.9
NSM Suryalabh, NSM Sitra and NSM L'Volta
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired				51.00%
Focal Solar Power Plant
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired		51.00%
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 0.5
Millenium Solar Power
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional ownership interest acquired		11.00%
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiaries		$ 1.0
Azure
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired			26.00%