Segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

Net sales by major product and services are as follows:

	2015		2014
Sales of PV solar system	$	77,438		—
EPC revenue		48,014	$	87,281
Trading revenue of PV solar components		41,623		1,080
Electricity revenue with PPAs		16,226		2,144
Pre-development project sales		4,545		—
Financial service revenue		1,486		—
Others		1,178		1,137
	$	190,510	$	91,642

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area

Net sales by geographic location are as follows:

Location (a)	2015		2014
China	$	56,745	$	76,426
United Kingdom		50,345		—
Australia		35,418		—
United States		29,925		14,690
Greece		8,720		526
Japan		6,626		—
Italy		1,395		—
Germany		1,336		—
	$	190,510	$	91,642

(a) Sales are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets Including Property, Plant and Equipment and Project Assets, Noncurrent in Individual Foreign Countries by Country

Geographic information, which is based upon physical location, for long-lived assets was as follows:

Location	2015		2014
China	$	68,831	$	46,872
Greece		59,385		68,708
United States		34,522		11,630
Italy		10,048		—
Japan		11,464		493
UK		1,499		—
Australia		331		—
Germany		84		—
	$	186,164	$	127,703