Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Operating revenues, net	$ 56,430	$ 25,681	$ 104,116	$ 43,487
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of operations	7,114	2,751	12,316	3,109
Cost of operations - affiliate	4,683	1,369	9,713	2,333
General and administrative	(1,740)	2,931	1,207	7,417
General and administrative - affiliate	15,965	3,852	23,202	6,819
Acquisition, formation and related costs	83	13,683	10,088	13,683
Depreciation, accretion and amortization	13,025	3,336	27,597	6,071
Total operating costs and expenses	39,130	27,922	84,123	39,432
Operating income (loss)	17,300	(2,241)	19,993	4,055
Other expense (income):
Loss (gain) on the extinguishment of debt	526	1,219	(5,735)	1,219
Interest expense, net	28,975	28,186	62,638	45,007
Gain on previously held equity investment	0	(1,426)	0	(1,426)
Gain on foreign currency exchange	(13,882)	(6,686)	(26,231)	(6,974)
Other income, net	(6,061)	(187)	(13,031)	(317)
Total other expenses, net	9,558	21,106	17,641	37,509
Income (loss) before income tax expense	7,742	(23,347)	2,352	(33,454)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,061	(668)	2,919	450
Net income (loss)	5,681	$ (22,679)	(567)	$ (33,904)
Less: gain attributable to non-controlling interests	4,584		2,968
Net income (loss) attributable to TerraForm Global, Inc. Class A common stockholders	$ 1,097		$ (3,535)
Weighted average number of shares:
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted (in shares)	106,856		106,856
Earnings (loss) per share:
Class A common stock - Basic and diluted (in usd per share)	$ 0.01		$ (0.03)