Debt instrument interest rate contingent upon certain conditions.

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Debt service coverage ratio.

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Debt to cash flow ratio for remainder of fiscal year.

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Debt to cash flow ratio thereafter.

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Line of credit facility increase in borrowing capacity.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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Debt and Financing Obligations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Dec. 02, 2016	Dec. 01, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 05, 2015
OpCo \| First Solar \| Stateline
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of promissory note			4.00%
Interest rate of promissory note contingent upon certain conditions			6.00%
OpCo \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated indebtedness				$ 50,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| OpCo
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding amount	$ 54,600,000	$ 54,600,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount						$ 525,000,000.0
Line of credit facility unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.30%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt to cash flow ratio for remainder of fiscal year	600.00%
Debt to cash flow ratio thereafter	550.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt service coverage ratio	175.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility interest rate	0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| OpCo
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Economic interest in entities	35.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding						300,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount						25,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount						$ 200,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Incremental Term Loan Facility \| OpCo
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing amount					$ 775,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, increase in borrowing capacity					$ 250,000,000.0