Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 282,652	$ (55,525)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	173,277	149,970
Impairments and net losses on disposal of long-lived assets	24,600	6,155
Share-based compensation	18,189	25,408
Equity in earnings, net of tax	(150)	205
Remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities	700	2,097
Deferred income taxes	(77,970)	11,678
Gains on sales of marketable securities and restricted marketable securities	(15,346)	(15,016)
Liabilities assumed by customers for the sale of systems	(136,745)	(88,050)
Other, net	15,739	925
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, trade, unbilled and retainage	330,090	51,803
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,467	(29,311)
Inventories and balance of systems parts	(142,017)	(223,756)
Project assets and PV solar power systems	183,163	(253,260)
Other assets	(30,804)	18,326
Income tax receivable and payable	9,160	(24,585)
Accounts payable	(58,311)	(532)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	(720,756)	(185,489)
Accrued solar module collection and recycling liability	(13,136)	1,465
Net cash used in operating activities	(149,198)	(607,492)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(327,284)	(510,571)
Purchases of marketable securities and restricted marketable securities	(642,993)	(668,052)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities and restricted marketable securities	1,100,176	1,120,961
Other investing activities	(13,577)	3,027
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	116,322	(54,635)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of long-term debt	(224,643)	(10,583)
Proceeds from borrowings under long-term debt, net of discounts and issuance costs	140,304	107,396
Payments of tax withholdings for restricted shares	(13,053)	(16,070)
Other financing activities	(804)	999
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(98,196)	81,742
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,251	(6,732)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(129,821)	(587,117)
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	1,316,689	975,506
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Property, plant and equipment acquisitions funded by liabilities	$ 129,384	$ 111,791