Financial Instruments - Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current	[1]	$ 51,515	$ 92,540
Restricted cash	[1]	118,353	126,539
Restricted cash, total		169,868	219,079
Bloom Energy
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current		50,965	89,462
Restricted cash		110,353	103,300
PPA Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current		550	3,078
Restricted cash		8,000	23,239
PPA Entities | PPA Company 2
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current		40,600	41,700
Restricted cash		28,500	57,700
Restricted cash, total		69,100	99,400
PPA Entities | PPA Company 3b
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current		1,200	1,200
Restricted cash		6,700	6,700
Restricted cash, total				$ 20,000
PPA Entities | Power Purchase Agreements Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Restricted cash, current		550	3,078
Restricted cash		$ 8,000	$ 23,239

[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.