Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,006,593	$ 3,393,216
Restricted cash	88,946	105,519
Accounts receivable, net	440,349	499,142
Inventory	2,220,336	2,067,454
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	271,665	194,465
Total current assets	7,027,889	6,259,796
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,016,551	5,982,957
Intangible assets, net	388,608	376,145
Goodwill	40,984
MyPower customer notes receivable, net of current portion	486,350	506,302
Restricted cash, net of current portion	330,223	268,165
Other assets	224,536	216,751
Total assets	25,053,726	22,664,076
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	2,075,333	1,860,341
Accrued liabilities and other	1,460,367	1,210,028
Deferred revenue	841,494	763,126
Resale value guarantees	248,536	179,504
Customer deposits	616,398	663,859
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	829,080	984,211
Total current liabilities	6,245,439	5,827,005
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current portion	7,148,416	5,860,049
Convertible senior notes issued to related parties	10,440	10,287
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	955,078	851,790
Resale value guarantees, net of current portion	2,444,058	2,210,423
Other long-term liabilities	2,081,822	1,891,449
Total liabilities	18,885,353	16,750,167
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	364,296	367,039
Convertible senior notes (Notes 11)	7,283	8,784
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock; $0.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016; 164,164 and 161,561 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	161	161
Additional paid-in capital	8,351,514	7,773,727
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(20,769)	(23,740)
Accumulated deficit	(3,343,187)	(2,997,237)
Total stockholders' equity	4,987,719	4,752,911
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	809,075	785,175
Total liabilities and equity	25,053,726	22,664,076
Operating Lease Vehicles [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	3,452,595	3,134,080
Solar Energy Systems [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	6,085,990	5,919,880
Solar Bonds [Member]
Current liabilities
Current portion of solar bonds issued to related parties	174,231	165,936
Solar bonds issued to related parties, net of current portion	$ 100	$ 99,164