Portfolio Financings - Schedule of Consolidated Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total current assets	$ 1,055,963	$ 806,420
Long-term assets	890,664	919,151
Total assets	1,946,627	1,725,571
Current liabilities	515,923	316,648
Current portion of debt	26,023	25,831
Long-term liabilities	640,309	675,169
Long-term portion of debt	385,556	500,899
Total liabilities	1,567,811	1,518,547
Bloom Energy
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total current assets	1,046,406	787,834
Long-term assets	747,510	625,520
Total assets	1,793,916	1,413,354
Current liabilities	514,224	315,792
Current portion of debt	12,716	8,348
Long-term liabilities	635,561	669,759
Long-term portion of debt	273,076	283,482
Total liabilities	1,435,577	1,277,381
PPA Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total current assets	9,557	18,586
Long-term assets	143,154	293,631
Total assets	152,711	312,217
Current liabilities	1,699	856
Current portion of debt	13,307	17,483
Long-term liabilities	4,748	5,410
Long-term portion of debt	112,480	217,417
Total liabilities	$ 132,234	$ 241,166