Power Purchase Agreement Programs - Schedule of Consolidated Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 440,792	$ 472,707	$ 591,249
Long-term assets	836,751	849,884
Total assets	1,277,543	1,322,591	1,412,687
Current liabilities	277,670	236,381
Current portion of debt	26,064	337,583
Long-term liabilities	604,685	617,258
Long-term portion of debt	619,655	299,229
Total liabilities	1,528,074	1,490,451	$ 1,533,014
Bloom Energy
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	425,077	455,680
Long-term assets	509,483	508,004
Total assets	934,560	963,684
Current liabilities	274,696	234,328
Current portion of debt	14,698	325,428
Long-term liabilities	579,870	599,709
Long-term portion of debt	401,339	75,962
Total liabilities	1,270,603	1,235,427
PPA Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	15,715	17,027
Long-term assets	327,268	341,880
Total assets	342,983	358,907
Current liabilities	2,974	2,053
Current portion of debt	11,366	12,155
Long-term liabilities	24,815	17,549
Long-term portion of debt	218,316	223,267
Total liabilities	$ 257,471	$ 255,024