Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 90,704	$ (67,599)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	56,279	48,872
Impairments and net losses on disposal of long-lived assets	1,288	352
Share-based compensation	7,204	5,019
Equity in earnings, net of tax	88	173
Remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities	(18)	800
Deferred income taxes	(80,404)	397
Gains on sales of marketable securities and restricted marketable securities	(15,088)	(15,016)
Other, net	16,606	239
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, trade, unbilled and retainage	242,680	(82,896)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(13,387)	(28,400)
Inventories and balance of systems parts	(48,896)	(87,102)
Project assets and PV solar power systems	(50,756)	(73,402)
Other assets	(54,925)	26,481
Income tax receivable and payable	(9,425)	(16,512)
Accounts payable	(38,161)	(15,066)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(609,218)	53
Accrued solar module collection and recycling liability	565	167
Net cash used in operating activities	(504,864)	(303,440)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(112,546)	(149,168)
Purchases of marketable securities and restricted marketable securities	(405,794)	(260,715)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities and restricted marketable securities	628,936	270,091
Other investing activities	(14,150)	21
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	96,446	(139,771)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of Long-term Debt	325	2,703
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance costs	0	106,503
Payments of tax withholdings for restricted shares	(12,679)	(15,663)
Other financing activities	(436)	(299)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(13,440)	87,838
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(5,774)	(625)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(427,632)	(355,998)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the period	1,446,510	1,562,623
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period	1,018,878	1,206,625
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Property, plant and equipment acquisitions funded by liabilities	$ 76,298	$ 135,520