Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,665,673	$ 3,367,914
Restricted cash	120,194	155,323
Accounts receivable, net	652,848	515,381
Inventory	2,565,826	2,263,537
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	379,379	268,365
Total current assets	6,383,920	6,570,520
Property, plant and equipment, net	10,519,226	10,027,522
Intangible assets, net	346,428	361,502
Goodwill	61,284	60,237
MyPower customer notes receivable, net of current portion	449,754	456,652
Restricted cash, net of current portion	433,841	441,722
Other assets	415,478	273,123
Total assets	27,271,429	28,655,372
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	2,603,498	2,390,250
Accrued liabilities and other	1,898,431	1,731,366
Deferred revenue	536,465	1,015,253
Resale value guarantees	629,112	787,333
Customer deposits	984,823	853,919
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	1,915,530	796,549
Total current liabilities	8,650,359	7,674,670
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current portion	8,761,070	9,415,700
Convertible senior notes issued to related parties	2,556	2,519
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	818,250	1,177,799
Resale value guarantees, net of current portion	756,800	2,309,222
Other long-term liabilities	2,561,886	2,442,970
Total liabilities	21,551,021	23,022,980
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	405,835	397,734
Convertible senior notes (Note 10)	2	70
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; 169,750 and 168,797 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	170	169
Additional paid-in capital	9,418,896	9,178,024
Accumulated other comprehensive gain	82,921	33,348
Accumulated deficit	(5,051,292)	(4,974,299)
Total stockholders' equity	4,450,695	4,237,242
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	863,876	997,346
Total liabilities and equity	27,271,429	28,655,372
Operating Lease Vehicles [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	2,315,124	4,116,604
Solar Energy Systems [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	6,346,374	6,347,490
Solar Bonds [Member]
Current liabilities
Current portion of solar bonds and promissory notes issued to related parties	82,500	100,000
Solar bonds issued to related parties, net of current portion	$ 100	$ 100