Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Account Payables and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Aug. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Trade and accrued accounts payable		$ 885	$ 1,089
Related party payable		4,417	20,653
Residential lease system repairs accrual		253	331
Other short-term liabilities		958	1,502
Total	[1]	6,565	23,771
Due to related parties, current		100	100
Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
System output performance warranty		52	196
SunPower | Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Total		200	300
Kern Phase 1(a) Assets | SunPower
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Business acquisition purchase price payable		3,500	19,500
Kern Phase 2(c) Assets | SunPower
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Business acquisition purchase price payable		3,500
Kern Phase 1(b) Assets | SunPower
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Business acquisition purchase price payable			19,500
Kern Phase 2(a) Assets | SunPower
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Business acquisition purchase price payable			19,500
Tax Equity Investors
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Related party payable		$ 900	1,000
Macy Maryland Acquisition | SunPower
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Business acquisition purchase price payable			$ 19,500

[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 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were $0.8 million and $0.9 million as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively. Related-party balances recorded within “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were $3.5 million and $19.7 million due to Sponsors as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.0 million due to tax equity investors as of August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively. Related-party balances recorded within “Short-term debt and financing obligations” and “Long-term debt and financing obligations” in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were $2.2 million and $47.8 million, respectively, as of August 31, 2017, and $2.0 million and zero, respectively, as of November 30, 2016.