Portfolio Financings - Schedule of Consolidated Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 806,420	$ 618,604
Long-term assets	919,151	835,783
Total assets	1,725,571	1,454,387
Current liabilities	316,648	315,531
Non-recourse debt	25,831	120,846
Long-term liabilities	675,169	606,561
Non-recourse debt, non-current	500,899	270,053
Total liabilities	1,518,547	1,312,991
Bloom Energy
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	787,834	599,589
Long-term assets	625,520	523,138
Total assets	1,413,354	1,122,727
Current liabilities	315,792	295,359
Non-recourse debt	8,348	0
Long-term liabilities	669,759	600,489
Non-recourse debt, non-current	283,482	168,008
Total liabilities	1,277,381	1,063,856
PPA Entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	18,586	19,015
Long-term assets	293,631	312,645
Total assets	312,217	331,660
Current liabilities	856	20,172
Non-recourse debt	17,483	120,846
Long-term liabilities	5,410	6,072
Non-recourse debt, non-current		102,045
Total liabilities	$ 241,166	$ 249,135