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Deposits for Acquisitions - Schedule of Deposits for Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 12, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 power_plant shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) MW	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) MW	Nov. 20, 2015 power_plant	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Deposits for acquisitions			$ 282,101		$ 282,101		$ 282,101	$ 282,101
Less: provision for contingent loss			231,000		231,000		231,000	231,000
Deposit for acquisitions, net			49,733		51,101		49,733	51,101
Escrow deposit			18,003		22,682		18,003	22,682
India PSA
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Deposits for acquisitions			231,000		$ 231,000		231,000	$ 231,000
Less: provision for contingent loss			231,000				231,000
India PSA \| India
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Capacity of acquired power plants \| MW					425			425
BioTherm
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Deposits for acquisitions			51,101		$ 51,101		51,101	$ 51,101
Less: BioTherm distribution			0	$ (1,368)				$ 0
Number of projects acquired \| power_plant		3
Escrow deposit			43,900				43,900			$ 65,600
Acquisition purchase price					$ 71,400
BioTherm \| Non-current restricted cash
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Escrow deposit			18,000				18,000
Non-current restricted cash				$ 20,300
SunEdison \| India PSA \| India
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Deposits for acquisitions			231,000				$ 231,000
Number of projects acquired \| power_plant									17
Aries and Kookoonsies \| BioTherm
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Less: BioTherm distribution			$ (2,300)
Subsequent event \| Aries and Kookoonsies \| BioTherm
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Less: BioTherm distribution						$ (1,700)
Subsequent event \| Klipheuwel \| BioTherm
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Less: BioTherm distribution						$ (1,100)
Pending litigation \| TerraForm Global, Inc. v. SunEdison, Inc, et al. \| India PSA
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Amount sought through litigation	$ 231,000
Common Stock \| BioTherm \| Deposits for acquisitions
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Common stock issued in acquisition (in shares) \| shares		544,055					544,055