Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jan. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) employee	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) period employee	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) employee	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
PPA expenses					$ 12,100	$ 9,500
Term of customer contract for negotiated rates					15 years
Restricted cash			$ 169,868		$ 169,868	219,079
Restricted cash, current	[1]		51,515		51,515	92,540
Restricted cash	[1]		$ 118,353		$ 118,353	126,539
Grants receivable									$ 16,500
Number of employees to be hired per incentive grant agreement | employee			900	900	900
Minimum cumulative employee compensation, recapture period one				$ 108,000
Number of additional recapture periods | period				2
Minimum cumulative employee compensation, recapture period three				$ 324,000
Cumulative compensation expense incurred			$ 251,200		$ 251,200	191,400
Proceeds from government grants			12,000
Grant agreement, maximum possible repayment amount, recapture period three			2,500		2,500
Grant agreement, recapture provision repayments						1,000		$ 1,500
Delaware grant obligation			$ 9,500		$ 9,500	$ 9,500
Subsequent Event
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Settlement amount		$ 3,000
Delaware
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Number of full time employees | employee			634		634	484
PPA Entities
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current			$ 550		$ 550	$ 3,078
Restricted cash			8,000		8,000	23,239
PPA Company 2 | PPA Entities
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Restricted cash			69,100		69,100	99,400
Restricted cash, current			40,600		40,600	41,700
Restricted cash			28,500		28,500	57,700
PPA Company 3b | PPA Entities
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Term of customer contract for negotiated rates							7 years
Restricted cash							$ 20,000
Restricted cash, current			1,200		1,200	1,200
Restricted cash			$ 6,700		$ 6,700	$ 6,700

[1] We have variable interest entities related to PPAs (see Note 11 - Portfolio Financings) and joint venture in the Republic of Korea (see Note 17 - SK ecoplant Strategic Investment), which represent a portion of the consolidated balances recorded within these financial statement line items in the consolidated balance sheets.