Related Parties - Distributions Narrative (Details)
|
|
12 Months Ended |
|
Aug. 05, 2015
USD ($)
quarter
period
$ / shares
|
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
shares
|
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Forbearance threshold | $ |
$ 72,100,000
|
|
|
| Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| IPO, subordination period, minimum |
3 years
|
|
|
| Class A units, Class B units, Class B1 units | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| IPO, Subordination period termination, distribution of cash available for distribution, minimum (in dollars per share) |
$ 1.1000
|
|
|
| IPO, subordination period termination, number of consecutive periods of meeting or exceeding minimum distributions | period |
3
|
|
|
| IPO, subordination period termination, number of quarters in consecutive periods | quarter |
4
|
|
|
| IPO, subordination period, early termination, distribution of cash available for distribution, minimum (in dollars per share) |
$ 1.65
|
|
|
| IPO, subordination period, early termination, distribution of cash available for distribution as percent of minimum quarterly distribution |
15000.00%
|
|
|
| Class A units and Class B1 units | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| IPO, subordination period, quarterly distributions (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.275
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 2 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, target as percent of minimum quarterly distribution |
125.00%
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 2 | Class A units, Class B units, Class B1 units | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Minimum quarterly distribution (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.3438
|
|
|
| Quarterly distribution percent |
85.00%
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 3 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, target as percent of minimum quarterly distribution |
150.00%
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 3 | Class A units, Class B units, Class B1 units | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Minimum quarterly distribution (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.4125
|
|
|
| Quarterly distribution percent |
75.00%
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 4 | Class A units, Class B units, Class B1 units | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Quarterly distribution percent |
50.00%
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 1 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, target as percent of minimum quarterly distribution |
115.00%
|
|
|
| Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 1 | Class A units, Class B units, Class B1 units | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Minimum quarterly distribution (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.3163
|
|
|
| SunEdison | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, percent |
100.00%
|
|
100.00%
|
| SunEdison | Class A units, Class B units, Class B1 units | Global LLC | Cash Distribution |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Minimum quarterly distribution (in dollars per share) |
$ 0.275
|
|
|
| SunEdison | Capital unit, Class B1 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Common Class B1 units outstanding (in shares) | shares |
|
0
|
|
| SunEdison | Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 2 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, percent |
15.00%
|
|
|
| SunEdison | Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 3 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, percent |
25.00%
|
|
|
| SunEdison | Incentive Distribution Rights, Milestone 4 | Global LLC |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive distribution rights, percent |
50.00%
|
|
|
| SunEdison | Incentive Distribution Rights |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Incentive right distribution, period to exercise first right of refusal |
30 days
|
|
|
| SunEdison | Incentive Distribution Rights | Cash Distribution |
|
|
|
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |
|
|
|
| Capital account, distribution amount for IDR | $ |
|
$ 0
|
$ 0
|