Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	[1]		$ 4,394,000	$ 23,771,000
Other current assets			2,093,000	1,875,000
Environmental contingencies		$ 0	0	0
Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other current liabilities				200,000
Other current assets				200,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Total leases and easement expense			2,200,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 1,100,000
Maximum | Solar Energy System Performance Warranty
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Accounts payable and other current liabilities			100,000
Other current assets			$ 100,000

[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