Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,035,924	$ 3,393,216
Restricted cash	118,369	105,519
Accounts receivable, net	453,539	499,142
Inventory	2,438,111	2,067,454
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	313,501	194,465
Total current assets	6,359,444	6,259,796
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,399,229	5,982,957
Intangible assets, net	380,847	376,145
Goodwill	43,766
MyPower customer notes receivable, net of current portion	472,663	506,302
Restricted cash, net of current portion	358,445	268,165
Other assets	209,986	216,751
Total assets	26,043,705	22,664,076
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	2,359,316	1,860,341
Accrued liabilities and other	1,510,744	1,210,028
Deferred revenue	913,398	763,126
Resale value guarantees	342,824	179,504
Customer deposits	603,540	663,859
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	716,533	984,211
Total current liabilities	6,546,355	5,827,005
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current portion	7,122,862	5,860,049
Convertible senior notes issued to related parties	2,444	10,287
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	1,035,579	851,790
Resale value guarantees, net of current portion	2,493,024	2,210,423
Other long-term liabilities	2,259,538	1,891,449
Total liabilities	19,459,902	16,750,167
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	367,377	367,039
Convertible senior notes (Notes 11)	1,688	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; 166,863 and 161,561 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	163	161
Additional paid-in capital	8,774,212	7,773,727
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)	10,961	(23,740)
Accumulated deficit	(3,679,584)	(2,997,237)
Total stockholders' equity	5,105,752	4,752,911
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	1,108,986	785,175
Total liabilities and equity	26,043,705	22,664,076
Operating Lease Vehicles [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	3,600,821	3,134,080
Solar Energy Systems [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	6,218,504	5,919,880
Solar Bonds [Member]
Current liabilities
Current portion of solar bonds and promissory notes issued to related parties	100,000	165,936
Solar bonds issued to related parties, net of current portion	$ 100	$ 99,164