Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements - Narrative (Details) - business_unit	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 27, 2018	Mar. 09, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business units	2
Atlantica Yield
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest	41.50%	16.50%	25.00%

The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571

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