Fair Value - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
		Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017	Jan. 05, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Long-term debt and financing obligations	[1]	$ 694,312,000		$ 689,847,000
Interest Rate Swap
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative liability, notional amount					$ 40,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Fixed swap interest rate					1.16%	0.85%
Interest rate fair value ineffective portion recognized in earnings		(100,000)	$ 700,000
Level 2
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Long-term debt and financing obligations		$ 696,600,000		$ 692,076,000

[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 unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were $1.4 million and $0.7 million as of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively. Related-party balances recorded within “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were $0.5 million and $0.9 million due to tax equity investors as of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively, and zero and $0.1 million due to Sponsors as of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively. Related-party balances recorded within “Short-term debt and financing obligations” and “Long-term debt and financing obligations” in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were $2.3 million and $46.1 million, respectively, as of February 28, 2018, and $2.2 million and $47.4 million, respectively, as of November 30, 2017.