Non-Controlling Interests - Schedule of Non-controlling Interests by Entity in Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Non-controlling interests percentage	$ 442,715	$ 462,425
Investor | Miscellaneous projects
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Non-controlling interests percentage	74,473	92,308
Investor | SunEdison | Global LLC
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Non-controlling interests percentage	$ 368,242	$ 370,117
Global LLC
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent	64.80%
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	35.20%