Debt and Financing Obligations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2015	May. 04, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Jun. 05, 2015	Oct. 17, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Distributions to sponsors				$ 205,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility interest rate description				Loans outstanding under the credit facility bear interest at either (i) a base rate, which is the highest of (x) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (y) the administrative agent’s prime rate and (z) one-month LIBOR, in each case, plus an applicable margin; or (ii) one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin.
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount							$ 525,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility Amortization Of Principal				$ 0
Discount and incremental debt issuance costs				3,100,000
Payment of debt issuance costs				1,700,000
Capitalized issuance of cost related to new borrowing debt				$ 1,400,000
Line of credit facility unused capacity, commitment fee percentage				0.30%
Debt service coverage ratio				1.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | OpCo
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Economic interest in entities				35.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Quarters ending August 31, 2015 through May 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to cash flow ratio				7.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Quarters ending August 31, 2016 through May 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to cash flow ratio				5.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Quarter ending thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to cash flow ratio				5.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility interest rate				0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | First Solar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Distributions to sponsors				$ 129,400,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility | SunPower
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Distributions to sponsors				168,900,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount							300,000,000
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding				$ 300,000,000		$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
Line of credit facility, interest rate at period end				2.64%		2.41%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount							25,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount				$ 100,000,000			$ 200,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding amount				48,600,000		$ 48,800,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Term Loan Facility And Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing amount				250,000,000
Quinto Solar Project Financing, Non Recourse Credit Facility | Santander Mizuho And Credit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding				$ 224,300,000
Fee for early repayment	$ 600,000
Quinto Solar Project Financing, Non Recourse Credit Facility | Santander Mizuho And Credit Agricole Corporate And Investment Bank | Predecessor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount								$ 377,000,000
Residential Lease Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate for non-cash interest expense, Minimum				14.00%
Effective interest rate for non-cash interest expense, Maximum				15.00%
Accrued financing fee due date				Sep. 30, 2015
Financing obligation termination and repayment date				May 04, 2015
Residential Lease Financing | Predecessor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Settlement of obligation outstanding		$ 29,000,000	$ 10,800,000
Outstanding financing obligation		21,100,000	$ 10,100,000
Accrued financing fees		$ 1,900,000
August Two Thousand Eleven Letter Of Credit Facility With Deutsche Bank | Predecessor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding amount				$ 14,000,000		$ 30,700,000
Line of credit facility, commitment fee amount				$ 100,000	$ 100,000