Business Combinations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)								3 Months Ended
		Feb. 24, 2017	Dec. 14, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Sep. 09, 2016	Jan. 26, 2016	Jan. 22, 2016	Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 29, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating revenues	[1]							$ 9,897,000	$ 7,102,000
Kern Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Agreement date								Jan. 26, 2016
Net assets acquired		$ 6,000,000		$ 8,400,000	$ 9,200,000	$ 4,900,000
Business combination capital contribution received from tax equity investor		$ 8,200,000	$ 6,700,000	1,300,000	$ 1,800,000		$ 900,000
Operating revenues								$ 0
Kern Acquisition | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price						$ 36,600,000
Purchase price to be paid on the closing of phases				$ 8,100,000
Future capital contribution from tax equity investor							$ 30,000,000
Related party transaction, payable in acquiring business on certain construction milestones								$ 11,100,000

[1] The Partnership has related-party activities for transactions made with the Sponsors. Related party transactions recorded within “Operating revenues” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations were $1.3 million for each of the three months ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016. Related party transactions recorded within “Operating costs and expenses” in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations were $2.0 million and $1.4 million for the three months ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016, respectively.