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Organization and Business (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jul. 16, 2021 shares	Jan. 29, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 26, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) subsidiary shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of subsidiaries \| subsidiary					4
Underwriting discounts and commission payments \| $					$ 1,463	$ 9,704	$ 3,738
Early termination payment of tax receivable agreement \| $	$ 58,000				$ 58,000	$ 0	$ 0
ConnectPV
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Voting interests acquired (as a percent)								100.00%
Shoals Parent
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interests purchased in subsidiaries (in shares)			6,315,790		480,116	40,665
Founder and Class B Unit Holder in Shoals Parent
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Interests purchased in subsidiaries (in shares)			5,234,210
IPO
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration received from stock issued in IPO \| $			$ 278,800
Underwriting discounts and commission payments \| $			$ 9,900
Class A Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in conversion per share (in shares)			1
Effect of organizational transactions (in shares)			81,977,751	81,977,751
Class A Common Stock \| IPO
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in IPO (in shares)			11,550,000
Price per share of stock issued in IPO (in USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 25.00
Class A Common Stock \| Stock Offering By Selling Shareholders
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in IPO (in shares)	27,900,000	4,989,692
Class A Common Stock \| Stock Offering
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in IPO (in shares)	2,000,000	10,402,086
Class B Common Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock issued in conversion (in shares)			78,300,817