Related Parties - Support Agreement Narrative (Details) |
Aug. 05, 2015
USD ($)
MW
|
Oct. 07, 2016
USD ($)
|
|---|---|---|
| SunEdison bankruptcy case | Positive outcome of litigation | Subsequent event | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Estimated unsecured claims amount (in excess of $2.0 billion) | $ | $ 2,000,000,000 | |
| SunEdison | Call Rights Projects | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Capacity of power plant | MW | 1,600 | |
| Support agreement, additional power plant capacity | MW | 4,200 | |
| Support agreement, right of first offer, contract time period | 6 years | |
| Global LLC | SunEdison | Call Rights Projects | ||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||
| Support agreement, projected cash available for distributions, minimum | $ | $ 1,400,000,000 | |
| Support agreement, projected cash available for distributions, minimum, term of commercial operation | 12 months |