Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Distributions On December 20, 2017, the Board declared a cash distribution for its Class A shares of $0.2802 per share for the fourth quarter of 2017. The Board declared a corresponding cash distribution for OpCo’s common and subordinated units, which includes all common and subordinated units held by First Solar and SunPower. The fourth quarter distribution was paid on January 12, 2018 to shareholders and unitholders of record as of January 2, 2018. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act On December 22, 2017, the 2017 Tax Act was signed into law, which enacted major changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws, including a permanent reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. The Partnership expects the 2017 Tax Act will affect an approximately $12.3 million tax benefit, due to the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities; however, the Partnership is still currently evaluating the overall impact of the newly enacted legislation. SunPower ROFO Agreement Pursuant to the SunPower ROFO Agreement, SunPower previously granted to OpCo a right of first offer to purchase certain solar energy generating facilities for a period of five years. Due to the limitations on the Partnership's ability to acquire projects under the Merger Agreement, in connection with the Conflicts Committee’s and the Board’s approval of the Merger Agreement, the Partnership agreed to enter into the Waiver Agreement with SunPower which waives its right of first offer on all the projects subject to the SunPower ROFO Agreement during the pendency of the Merger Agreement. In the event that the Merger Agreement terminates without the closing of the Mergers, the waiver would terminate with respect to all projects subject to the SunPower ROFO Agreement, except, with respect to individual projects still owned by SunPower at the termination of such waiver, such project is either under an exclusivity agreement with a third party or has an offer for purchase from a third party pursuant to which SunPower is in negotiations. Due to these waivers, during the pendency of the Merger Agreement, the Partnership does not have a right of first offer on any or all such projects should SunPower decide to sell. Merger Agreement with Capital Dynamics On February 5, 2018, the Partnership, its general partner, OpCo and Holdings entered into the Merger Agreement with an affiliate of Capital Dynamics. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (i) OpCo Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into OpCo (“OpCo Merger 1”) and the separate existence of OpCo Merger Sub 1 will cease and OpCo will continue as the surviving limited liability company of OpCo Merger 1 (the “Initial Surviving LLC”), (ii) OpCo Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into the Initial Surviving LLC (“OpCo Merger 2” and, together with OpCo Merger 1, the “OpCo Mergers”) and the separate existence of OpCo Merger Sub 2 will cease and the Initial Surviving LLC will continue as the surviving limited liability company of OpCo Merger 2 (the “Surviving LLC”), (iii) Partnership Merger Sub will merge with and into the Partnership (the “Partnership Merger” and, together with the OpCo Mergers, the “Mergers”) and the separate existence of Partnership Merger Sub will cease and the Partnership shall continue as the surviving partnership of the Partnership Merger (the “Surviving Partnership” and, together with the Surviving LLC, the “Surviving Entities”), (iv) Holdings will transfer to 8point3 Solar or an affiliate thereof, and 8point3 Solar (or its designated affiliate) will accept, for no consideration, the transfer and delivery of, 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the General Partner, including all rights and obligations relating thereto and all economic and capital interests therein, and 100% of the issued and outstanding Incentive Distribution Rights (as defined in the OpCo LLC Agreement). The Merger Agreement was approved unanimously by the members of the Board voting on the matter, following the recommendation of the Conflicts Committee, and the Board agreed to submit the Merger Agreement to a vote of Partnership shareholders and to recommend that the Partnership’s shareholders adopt the Merger Agreement. Completion of the Mergers is expected to occur, subject to satisfaction of certain customary conditions, government approvals and vote by the Partnership’s shareholders, in the second or third quarter of 2018. Upon completion of the Mergers, the Partnership will no longer have publicly listed or traded shares, nor will it be a reporting company under the SEC’s rules and regulations. At the effective time of OpCo Merger 1, the OpCo LLC Agreement shall be amended by Amendment No. 1 to permit a special distribution to the members of OpCo pro rata in accordance with their ownership of common and subordinated units of OpCo and the Initial Surviving LLC shall make a special distribution in an amount equal to the difference between $1.1 billion and the amount of debt then outstanding to the members of OpCo (the “Special Distribution”). At the effective time of OpCo Merger 2, each issued and outstanding common and subordinated unit of OpCo, other than the common units owned by the Partnership, will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $12.35 per unit, less the amount received in the Special Distribution and as further adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement. At the effective time of the Partnership Merger, each issued and outstanding Class A Share will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $12.35 per share, as adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Subsequent Events

Distributions

On December 20, 2017, the Board declared a cash distribution for its Class A shares of $0.2802 per share for the fourth quarter of 2017. The Board declared a corresponding cash distribution for OpCo’s common and subordinated units, which includes all common and subordinated units held by First Solar and SunPower. The fourth quarter distribution was paid on January 12, 2018 to shareholders and unitholders of record as of January 2, 2018.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

On December 22, 2017, the 2017 Tax Act was signed into law, which enacted major changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws, including a permanent reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. The Partnership expects the 2017 Tax Act will affect an approximately $12.3 million tax benefit, due to the re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities; however, the Partnership is still currently evaluating the overall impact of the newly enacted legislation.

SunPower ROFO Agreement

Pursuant to the SunPower ROFO Agreement, SunPower previously granted to OpCo a right of first offer to purchase certain solar energy generating facilities for a period of five years. Due to the limitations on the Partnership's ability to acquire projects under the Merger Agreement, in connection with the Conflicts Committee’s and the Board’s approval of the Merger Agreement, the Partnership agreed to enter into the Waiver Agreement with SunPower which waives its right of first offer on all the projects subject to the SunPower ROFO Agreement during the pendency of the Merger Agreement. In the event that the Merger Agreement terminates without the closing of the Mergers, the waiver would terminate with respect to all projects subject to the SunPower ROFO Agreement, except, with respect to individual projects still owned by SunPower at the termination of such waiver, such project is either under an exclusivity agreement with a third party or has an offer for purchase from a third party pursuant to which SunPower is in negotiations. Due to these waivers, during the pendency of the Merger Agreement, the Partnership does not have a right of first offer on any or all such projects should SunPower decide to sell.

Merger Agreement with Capital Dynamics

On February 5, 2018, the Partnership, its general partner, OpCo and Holdings entered into the Merger Agreement with an affiliate of Capital Dynamics. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (i) OpCo Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into OpCo (“OpCo Merger 1”) and the separate existence of OpCo Merger Sub 1 will cease and OpCo will continue as the surviving limited liability company of OpCo Merger 1 (the “Initial Surviving LLC”), (ii) OpCo Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into the Initial Surviving LLC (“OpCo Merger 2” and, together with OpCo Merger 1, the “OpCo Mergers”) and the separate existence of OpCo Merger Sub 2 will cease and the Initial Surviving LLC will continue as the surviving limited liability company of OpCo Merger 2 (the “Surviving LLC”), (iii) Partnership Merger Sub will merge with and into the Partnership (the “Partnership Merger” and, together with the OpCo Mergers, the “Mergers”) and the separate existence of Partnership Merger Sub will cease and the Partnership shall continue as the surviving partnership of the Partnership Merger (the “Surviving Partnership” and, together with the Surviving LLC, the “Surviving Entities”), (iv) Holdings will transfer to 8point3 Solar or an affiliate thereof, and 8point3 Solar (or its designated affiliate) will accept, for no consideration, the transfer and delivery of, 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests in the General Partner, including all rights and obligations relating thereto and all economic and capital interests therein, and 100% of the issued and outstanding Incentive Distribution Rights (as defined in the OpCo LLC Agreement).

The Merger Agreement was approved unanimously by the members of the Board voting on the matter, following the recommendation of the Conflicts Committee, and the Board agreed to submit the Merger Agreement to a vote of Partnership shareholders and to recommend that the Partnership’s shareholders adopt the Merger Agreement. Completion of the Mergers is expected to occur, subject to satisfaction of certain customary conditions, government approvals and vote by the Partnership’s shareholders, in the second or third quarter of 2018. Upon completion of the Mergers, the Partnership will no longer have publicly listed or traded shares, nor will it be a reporting company under the SEC’s rules and regulations.

At the effective time of OpCo Merger 1, the OpCo LLC Agreement shall be amended by Amendment No. 1 to permit a special distribution to the members of OpCo pro rata in accordance with their ownership of common and subordinated units of OpCo and the Initial Surviving LLC shall make a special distribution in an amount equal to the difference between $1.1 billion and the amount of debt then outstanding to the members of OpCo (the “Special Distribution”). At the effective time of OpCo Merger 2, each issued and outstanding common and subordinated unit of OpCo, other than the common units owned by the Partnership, will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $12.35 per unit, less the amount received in the Special Distribution and as further adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement. At the effective time of the Partnership Merger, each issued and outstanding Class A Share will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $12.35 per share, as adjusted pursuant to the Merger Agreement.