Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,530,030	$ 3,393,216
Restricted cash	138,181	105,519
Accounts receivable, net	607,734	499,142
Inventory	2,471,382	2,067,454
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	321,406	194,465
Total current assets	7,068,733	6,259,796
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,394,397	5,982,957
Intangible assets, net	372,238	376,145
Goodwill	45,236
MyPower customer notes receivable, net of current portion	463,878	506,302
Restricted cash, net of current portion	408,544	268,165
Other assets	231,849	216,751
Total assets	28,107,074	22,664,076
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	2,385,778	1,860,341
Accrued liabilities and other	1,477,784	1,210,028
Deferred revenue	951,734	763,126
Resale value guarantees	543,336	179,504
Customer deposits	686,084	663,859
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	324,224	984,211
Total current liabilities	6,468,940	5,827,005
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current portion	9,581,616	5,860,049
Convertible senior notes issued to related parties	2,481	10,287
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	1,082,870	851,790
Resale value guarantees, net of current portion	2,410,220	2,210,423
Other long-term liabilities	2,382,830	1,891,449
Total liabilities	21,929,057	16,750,167
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	402,943	367,039
Convertible senior notes (Note 11)	357	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; 168,017 and 161,561 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	168	161
Additional paid-in capital	8,989,022	7,773,727
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)	21,250	(23,740)
Accumulated deficit	(4,298,960)	(2,997,237)
Total stockholders' equity	4,711,480	4,752,911
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	1,063,237	785,175
Total liabilities and equity	28,107,074	22,664,076
Operating Lease Vehicles [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	3,834,234	3,134,080
Solar Energy Systems [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	6,287,965	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