Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$ 31,542	$ 29,318	$ (8,580)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	119,945	106,666	89,124
Loss on disposal of property and equipment	586	1,206	569
Deferred income taxes	2,713	1,943	(981)
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,636	1,636	1,303
Loss on extinguishment of debt			3,565
(Benefit) provision for doubtful accounts	(73)	207	423
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps	14,014	0	0
Equity in net losses of investments	0	331	1,077
Equity-based compensation	29,524	35,733	84,790
Amortization of portfolio energy credits	1,844	2,467	169
Cost of revenue for sales-type lease	1,082
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(5,492)	(187)	(6,435)
Prepaid expenses	(775)	(1,744)	(1,116)
Other current assets	(545)	(231)	(261)
Other assets	3,447	(5,353)	(1,221)
Accounts payable	(892)	(312)	5,079
Accrued salaries and benefits	570	47	991
Accrued expenses	2,198	3,309	(2,435)
Accrued impact fee expense			(27,018)
Deferred revenue	12,437	2,196	6,006
Customer deposits	868
Customer deposits		1,328	1,695
Operating lease liabilities	(4,886)
Other long-term liabilities	(330)	(230)	(143)
Net cash provided by operating activities	209,413	178,330	146,601
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(307,712)	(275,524)	(402,561)
Acquisition of intangible asset	0	(25)	(32)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	33	62	100
Proceeds from notes receivable			211
Purchase of portfolio energy credits	(1,703)	(2,608)	(169)
Net cash used in investing activities	(309,382)	(278,095)	(402,451)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock, net of offering costs			572,432
Proceeds from borrowings	170,000	0	976,000
Repayment of borrowings, including finance lease liabilities	(6,876)	(6,333)	(854,991)
Payment of debt issuance and extinguishment costs			(10,468)
Change in long-term deposit	921	(996)	598
Payment of tax withholdings upon settlement of restricted stock unit awards	(1,448)	(1,232)	0
Settlement of option loans	0	314	0
Repurchase of common units	(91,046)	(60,644)	0
Dividends paid to Class A common stockholders	(9,051)	(2,835)	(503)
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest	(19,370)	(11,615)	(185,265)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	43,130	(83,341)	497,803
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(56,839)	(183,106)	241,953
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of year	81,560	264,666	22,713
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of year	24,721	81,560	264,666
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	26,238	24,841	23,494
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING INFORMATION:
Increase (decrease) in liabilities incurred to acquire property and equipment	24,238	8,807	(53,455)
(Decrease) increase in accounts receivable due to refund of long-term deposit	(24)	2,543
Increase in accrued construction payables incurred related to long-term deposit	993	0
Increase in dividends payable on unvested restricted stock units	363	126
Decrease in noncontrolling interest as a result of exchanges for Class A common stock	(101,450)	(53,403)
Recognition of liabilities under tax receivable agreement	109,541	52,535
Increase in deferred tax asset resulting from changes in outside basis difference on investment in Switch, Ltd.	88,588	29,512
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating leases	44
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance leases	39,036
Increase in distributions payable on unvested common units	736	0
Dividends payable settled with shares of Class A common stock	30	0
Settlement of liability incurred upon acquisition of capital lease asset	0	(1,976)
Distributions used for payment of option loans and related interest	$ 0	$ 2	173
Distributions declared but not paid			$ 152