Acquisitions - Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
Oct. 08, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | 214,184,000 | 208,176,000 | |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.0001 | $ 0.0001 | |
| Vivint Solar | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | 126,313,816 | ||
| Exchange ratio | 0.55 | ||
| Number of Sunrun shares issued | 69,472,599 | ||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 70.54 | ||
| Fair value of Sunrun common stock issued | $ 4,900,597 | ||
| Fair value of replacement Sunrun stock options and restricted stock units | 136,919 | ||
| Purchase price | $ 5,037,516 |
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- Definition Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of tangible or intangible assets, including a business or subsidiary of the acquirer transferred by the entity to the former owners of the acquiree. Excludes cash. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of shares of common stock outstanding. Common stock represent the ownership interest in a corporation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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