Organization - Additional Information (Detail)
Sep. 30, 2016
Pattern Development [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Interest in the Company by Pattern Development 19.00%
Hatchet Ridge [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%
St Josephs [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%
Spring Valley [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%
Pattern Santa Isabel LLC [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%
Ocotillo [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%
Pattern Gulf Wind LLC [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%
Lost Creek Wind, LLC [Member]  
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]  
Ownership Percentage 100.00%