Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,367,914	$ 3,393,216
Restricted cash	155,323	105,519
Accounts receivable, net	515,381	499,142
Inventory	2,263,537	2,067,454
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	268,365	194,465
Total current assets	6,570,520	6,259,796
Property, plant and equipment, net	10,027,522	5,982,957
Intangible assets, net	361,502	376,145
Goodwill	60,237
MyPower customer notes receivable, net of current portion	456,652	506,302
Restricted cash, net of current portion	441,722	268,165
Other assets	273,123	216,751
Total assets	28,655,372	22,664,076
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	2,390,250	1,860,341
Accrued liabilities and other	1,731,366	1,210,028
Deferred revenue	1,015,253	763,126
Resale value guarantees	787,333	179,504
Customer deposits	853,919	663,859
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	796,549	984,211
Total current liabilities	7,674,670	5,827,005
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current portion	9,415,700	5,860,049
Convertible senior notes issued to related parties	2,519	10,287
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	1,177,799	851,790
Resale value guarantees, net of current portion	2,309,222	2,210,423
Other long-term liabilities	2,442,970	1,891,449
Total liabilities	23,022,980	16,750,167
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	397,734	367,039
Convertible senior notes (Note 13)	70	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; 168,797 and 161,561 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively	169	161
Additional paid-in capital	9,178,024	7,773,727
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)	33,348	(23,740)
Accumulated deficit	(4,974,299)	(2,997,237)
Total stockholders' equity	4,237,242	4,752,911
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	997,346	785,175
Total liabilities and equity	28,655,372	22,664,076
Operating Lease Vehicles [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	4,116,604	3,134,080
Solar Energy Systems [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	6,347,490	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