Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017	Jun. 26, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	CAFD
Entity Registrant Name	8POINT3 ENERGY PARTNERS LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001635581
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A shares
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		28,081,032
Class B shares
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		51,000,000