Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Oct. 08, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Cash | $ 519,965 | $ 269,577 | $ 226,625 | ||
| Restricted cash, current and long-term | 188,243 | 93,652 | 77,774 | ||
| Total | $ 708,208 | $ 363,229 | $ 304,399 | $ 241,790 | |
| Vivint Solar, Inc. | |||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Increase (decrease) cash and restricted cash | $ 537,200 |
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- Definition Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Restricted Cash No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage. Excludes amount for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of cash restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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