Organization and Business (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2021 shares	Jan. 29, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 26, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) subsidiary shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary				5
Underwriting discounts and commission payments | $				$ 9,704	$ 3,738	$ 0
Shoals Parent
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interests purchased in subsidiaries (in shares)	10,402,056	6,315,790	6,315,790	6,315,790
Founder and Class B Unit Holder in Shoals Parent
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interests purchased in subsidiaries (in shares)		5,234,210	5,234,210
Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued for organizational transactions (in shares)		81,977,751	81,977,751
Class B Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in conversion (in shares)		78,300,817
Stock issued in conversion per share (in shares)		1
IPO
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration received from stock issued in IPO | $		$ 278,800
Underwriting discounts and commission payments | $		$ 9,900
IPO | Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in IPO (in shares)		11,550,000
Price per share of stock issued in IPO (in USD per share) | $ / shares		$ 25.00
Stock Offering By Selling Shareholders | Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in IPO (in shares)	4,989,692
Stock Offering | Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in IPO (in shares)	10,402,086
ConnectPV
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Voting interests acquired (as a percent)							100.00%