Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (24,011)	$ 39,245	$ 12,910
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	4,291	28,500	22,880
Unrealized loss (gain) on interest rate swap	611	(706)	(1,508)
Interest expense on financing obligation	1,193	0	0
Loss on termination of financing obligation	6,477	0	0
Reserve for rebates receivable	1,338	0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated investees	6,766	43,379	18,075
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees	(9,055)	(43,379)	(18,341)
Deferred income taxes	12,491	6,585	18,242
Share-based compensation	112	225	224
Amortization of debt issuance costs	0	983	626
Other, net	328	131	370
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and financing receivable, net	46	3,801	1,481
Cash grants receivable	146	0	0
Rebates receivable	(121)	0	0
Solar power systems to be leased under sales type leases	197	0	0
Prepaid and other assets	(4,258)	7,827	(1,435)
Deferred revenue	(118)	(21)	(59)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	5,403	2,098	1,171
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,836	88,668	54,636
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash provided by (used in) purchases of property and equipment, net	(223,688)	(346)	1,167
Cash paid for acquisitions	0	(317,558)	(284,797)
Distributions from unconsolidated investees	4,672	36,908	11,629
Net cash used in investing activities	(219,016)	(280,996)	(272,001)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares, net of issuance costs	393,750	0	113,325
Proceeds from issuance of bank loans, net of issuance costs	461,192	284,008	86,567
Repayment of bank loans	(264,143)	(27,000)	0
Repayment of Short-Term Note to First Solar	0	(1,964)	0
Capital distributions	(3,146)	(29,252)	(20,241)
Cash contributions from noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests - tax equity investors	203,717	28,388	3,671
Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests - tax equity investors	0	(9,453)	(6,179)
Net cash provided by financing activities	273,961	191,595	174,845
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	56,781	(733)	(42,520)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		14,261	56,781
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	56,781	13,528	14,261
Non-cash transactions:
Assignment of financing receivables to a third-party financial institution	1,279	0	0
Property and equipment acquisitions funded by liabilities	0	0	19,538
Settlement of related party payable by capital contribution from tax equity investor	0	0	46,837
Predecessor liabilities assumed by SunPower	48,588	0	0
Accrued distributions to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests - tax equity investors	0	909	975
Issuance by OpCo of OpCo common units, subordinated units and IDRs for acquisition of interests in First Solar Project Entities	408,820	0	0
Issuance by OpCo of promissory note to First Solar in connection with the Stateline Acquisition	0	49,631	0
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	437	22,000	11,525
SunPower
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital contributions from SunPower	341,694	0	9,973
Capital distributions	(3,163)	0	0
Cash distribution to SunPower for the remaining purchase price payments of initial projects	(202,680)	0	0
Non-cash transactions:
Property and equipment additions funded by SunPower post-IPO	50,683	0	0
SunPower | IPO
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital distributions	(371,527)	0	0
First Solar
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Short-Term Note to First Solar	1,964	0	0
First Solar | IPO
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital distributions	(283,697)	0	0
Sponsors | OpCo Unitholders
Cash flows from financing activities:
Capital distributions	$ 0	$ (53,132)	$ (12,271)