Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2017	Jan. 13, 2017	Sep. 28, 2016	Jun. 24, 2015	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Partnership interest					35.50%	35.50%
Partnership shares, Issued					0
Sponsors | Noncontrolling Interest
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Partnership interest					64.50%	64.50%
OpCo | Noncontrolling Interest
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Partnership interest					35.50%
Class A shares
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
New issuance of shares			8,050,000
Partnership shares, Issued					28,076,907	28,072,680	20,007,281
Class A shares | OpCo
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Cash distribution payment to Partnership		$ 7.0
Cash distribution payment to partnership, Per unit		$ 0.2490
Class A shares | ATM Program
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate sale price of common limited partners units	$ 125.0
Class A shares | I P O
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
New issuance of shares				20,000,000
Class B shares
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Partnership shares, outstanding					51,000,000	51,000,000
Partnership shares, Issued					51,000,000	51,000,000	51,000,000
Class B shares | SunPower
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Partnership shares, outstanding					28,883,075	28,883,075
Class B shares | First Solar
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Partnership shares, outstanding					22,116,925	22,116,925
Common and Subordinated Units | OpCo
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Cash distribution payment to Partnership		$ 12.7
Cash distribution payment to partnership, Per unit		$ 0.2490