Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Class A	Common Class B	Common Class B1	Controlling Interest	Common Stock Common Class A	Common Stock Common Class B	Common Stock Common Class B1	Treasury Stock	Treasury Stock Common Class A	Additional Paid-in-Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Non-controlling Interest	Non-controlling Interest, Capital	Non-controlling Interest, Accumulated Deficit	Non-controlling Interest, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Investments in NPS and WXA | Recast Adjustments	$ 858				$ 420						$ (184)	$ 532	$ 72	$ 438	$ (191)	$ 554	$ 75
Balance at January 1, 2016 (As Reported) at Dec. 31, 2015	1,182,409				701,741	$ 1,146	$ 613	$ 0	$ (28)		923,924	(212,661)	(11,253)	480,668	609,416	(118,995)	(9,753)
Balance at January 1, 2016 at Dec. 31, 2015	1,183,267				702,161	$ 1,146	$ 613		$ (28)		923,740	(212,129)	(11,181)	481,106	609,225	(118,441)	(9,678)
Balance at January 1, 2016 (shares) (As Reported) at Dec. 31, 2015						114,630,318,000	61,343,054,000	0	5,244,000
Balance at January 1, 2016 (shares) at Dec. 31, 2015		114,630,318	61,343,054	0		114,630,318,000	61,343,054,000	0	5,244
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Class A shares forfeited on termination of employment	0					$ (15)					15
Class A shares forfeited on termination of employment (shares)						(1,529,156,000)
Stock-based compensation	1,972				1,972						1,972
Net income (loss)	(567)				(3,535)							(3,535)		2,968		2,968
Net SunEdison Investment	36,443													36,443	36,443
Other comprehensive loss	26,458				19,422						0		19,422	7,036	0		7,036
Dividends paid	(30,674)				(30,674)						(30,674)
Transfer of equity interest from non-controlling to controlling	0				14,869						14,869			(14,869)	(14,869)
Equity reallocation	0				25,570						25,570			(25,570)	(25,570)
Balance at June 30, 2016 at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 1,216,899				$ 729,785	$ 1,131	$ 613		$ (28)		$ 935,492	$ (215,664)	$ 8,241	$ 487,114	$ 605,229	$ (115,473)	$ (2,642)
Balance at December 31, 2016 (shares) at Jun. 30, 2016		113,101,162	61,343,054	0		113,101,162,000	61,343,054,000	0		5,244