Portfolio Financings - Schedule of Consolidated Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 618,604		$ 472,707
Long-term assets	835,783		849,884
Total assets	1,454,387	$ 1,350,712	1,322,591
Current liabilities	315,531		236,381
Current portion of debt	120,846		337,583
Long-term liabilities	606,561		617,258
Long-term portion of debt	270,053		299,229
Total liabilities	1,312,991	$ 1,518,572	1,490,451
Bloom Energy
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	599,589		455,680
Long-term assets	523,138		508,004
Total assets	1,122,727		963,684
Current liabilities	295,359		234,328
Current portion of debt	0		325,428
Long-term liabilities	600,489		599,709
Long-term portion of debt	168,008		75,962
Total liabilities	1,063,856		1,235,427
PPA Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	19,015		17,027
Long-term assets	312,645		341,880
Total assets	331,660		358,907
Current liabilities	20,172		2,053
Current portion of debt	120,846		12,155
Long-term liabilities	6,072		17,549
Long-term portion of debt	102,045		223,267
Total liabilities	$ 249,135		$ 255,024