Fair Value - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Jan. 05, 2017	Jul. 17, 2015
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Long-term debt and financing obligations	[1]			$ 689,847	$ 384,436
Level 2
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Long-term debt and financing obligations				692,100	384,400
Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, notional amount				$ 250,000		$ 40,000	$ 240,000
Fixed swap interest rate				0.85%		1.16%	1.55%
Interest rate swap agreements termination period (in years)				1 year
Interest rate fair value ineffective portion recognized in earnings		$ 600	$ (700)		$ (1,500)
Interest rate cash flow hedge ineffective portion recognized in earnings			$ 5,400

[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