VIE Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Carrying Values of Assets and Liabilities of Subsidiary in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The aggregate carrying values of the VIEs’ assets and liabilities, after elimination of any intercompany transactions and balances, in the consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and Cash equivalents	$	49,930	$	44,091
Restricted cash		20,831		20,916
Accounts receivable- net		20,712		16,023
Rebates receivable		6,313		6,646
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3,969		7,532
Total current assets		101,755		95,208
Solar energy systems, leased and to be leased- net		4,756,248		4,618,443
Other assets		34,029		35,826
Total assets	$	4,892,032	$	4,749,477
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts Payable	$	31	$	20
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		20,415		24,085
Accrued and other current liabilities		8,499		8,157
Customer deposits		1,998		1,169
Current portion of deferred revenue		19,333		17,114
Current portion of long-term debt		12,437		89,356
Total current liabilities		62,713		139,901
Deferred revenue, net of current portion		195,851		178,783
Long-term debt, net of current portion		568,703		466,741
Other liabilities and deferred costs		112,630		82,917
Total Liabilities	$	939,897	$	868,342

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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