Balance Sheet Components - Summary of Current and Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Prepaid expense and other current assets
Prepaid and other current assets	[1]		$ 16,990	$ 15,745
Other current assets			2,093	1,875
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, gross			774,567	754,293
Less: accumulated depreciation			(61,283)	(34,161)
Total			713,284	720,132
Other long-term assets
Other long-term assets			15,372	24,432
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	[1]		4,394	23,771
Accounts payable and other current liabilities related parties			1,047	20,653
Accounts payable to related parties associated				100
Utility solar power systems
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, gross			636,495	578,817
Leased solar power systems
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, gross			137,052	137,475
Land
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, gross			1,020	1,020
Construction-in-progress
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, gross			0	36,981
Reimbursable network upgrade costs
Prepaid expense and other current assets
Prepaid and other current assets			13,294	13,870
Other long-term assets
Other long-term assets			14,047	21,781
Derivative financial instruments
Prepaid expense and other current assets
Prepaid and other current assets			1,603	0
Customer contracts
Other long-term assets
Amortization expense related to the customer contract intangible, 2018			400
Amortization expense related to the customer contract intangible, 2019			400
Amortization expense related to the customer contract intangible, 2020			400
Other intangible assets
Other long-term assets
Other long-term assets			1,325	1,754
Derivative financial instruments
Other long-term assets
Other long-term assets			0	897
SunPower
Other long-term assets
Reduced operating revenues		$ 0	(400)	(100)
Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Prepaid expense and other current assets
Other current assets				200
Other long-term assets
Accounts payable and other current liabilities				200
Solar Energy System Performance Warranty | SunPower
Other long-term assets
Prepaid and other current assets related parties			200	500
System output performance warranty accrual			100	200
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			200	300
Tax equity investors
Other long-term assets
Accounts payable and other current liabilities related parties			900	$ 1,000
Maximum | Customer contracts
Other long-term assets
Amortization expense related to the customer contract intangible, 2021 (less than)			100
Maximum | Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Prepaid expense and other current assets
Other current assets			100
Other long-term assets
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			$ 100

[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 consolidated balance sheets were $0.7 million and $0.9 million as of November 30, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively. Related-party balances recorded within “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets were $0.1 million and $19.7 million due to Sponsors as of November 30, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.0 million due to tax equity investors as of November 30, 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 consolidated balance sheets were $2.2 million and $47.4 million, respectively, as of November 30, 2017, and $2.0 million and zero, respectively, as of November 30, 2016