Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Balance Sheet Components (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
		Dec. 08, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Reimbursement period of construction cost			5 years
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	[1]		$ 23,771,000	$ 2,612,000
Macy's Maryland Acquisition
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Reduced operating revenues			100,000
Macy's Maryland Acquisition | Customer Contract Intangible
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Estimated future amortization expense, fiscal year 2017			300,000
Estimated future amortization expense, fiscal year 2018			300,000
Estimated future amortization expense, fiscal year 2019			300,000
Estimated future amortization expense, fiscal year 2020			300,000
Macy's Maryland Acquisition | Customer Contract Intangible | Maximum
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Estimated future amortization expense, fiscal year 2021			100,000
Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			200,000	200,000
SunPower | Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Due from related parties related to system output performance warranties			500,000	900,000
System output performance warranty			200,000	200,000
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			$ 300,000	$ 700,000
Subsequent Event | Quinto Project
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements Captions [Line Items]
Reimbursement of construction cost		$ 6,000,000

[1] The Partnership has related-party balances for transactions made with the Sponsors and tax equity investors. Related-party balances recorded within “Prepaid and other current assets” in the consolidated balance sheets were $0.9 million due from Sponsors as of both November 30, 2016 and November 30, 2015. Related-party balances recorded within “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets were $19.7 million and $0.2 million due to Sponsors as of November 30, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively, and $1.0 million and zero due to tax equity investors as of November 30, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively.