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Noncontrolling Interest, Increase From Contributions From Noncontrolling Interest Holders

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 22, 2024	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests			$ 382,904	$ 84,923	$ 8,375
TEP7A \| Class A members
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests		$ 59,000
Subsequent Event \| Sunnova Sol VI Issuer, LLC \| SOLVI Series 2024-1 Class A \| Solar asset-backed notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued	$ 194,500
Discount	4.66%
Stated interest rate	5.65%
Subsequent Event \| Sunnova Sol VI Issuer, LLC \| SOLVI Series 2024-1 Class B \| Solar asset-backed notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued	$ 16,500
Discount	7.08%
Stated interest rate	7.00%
Subsequent Event \| Sunnova Sol VI Issuer, LLC \| SOLVI Series 2024-1 Class C \| Solar asset-backed notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued	$ 15,000
Discount	13.98%
Stated interest rate	9.00%
Subsequent Event \| TEP7A \| Class A members
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests	$ 61,400
Subsequent Event \| TEP8D \| Class A members
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interests and noncontrolling interests	$ 195,000