Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues
Automotive sales	$ 3,117,865	$ 2,013,852	$ 5,679,746	$ 4,048,912
Automotive leasing	239,816	272,764	413,252	527,304
Total automotive revenues	3,357,681	2,286,616	6,092,998	4,576,216
Energy generation and storage	374,408	286,780	784,430	500,724
Services and other	270,142	216,161	533,554	408,887
Total revenues	4,002,231	2,789,557	7,410,982	5,485,827
Cost of revenues
Automotive sales	2,529,739	1,472,578	4,621,136	2,969,227
Automotive leasing	136,915	175,433	241,411	341,459
Total automotive cost of revenues	2,666,654	1,648,011	4,862,547	3,310,686
Energy generation and storage	330,273	203,762	705,636	355,535
Services and other	386,374	271,169	767,343	485,045
Total cost of revenues	3,383,301	2,122,942	6,335,526	4,151,266
Gross profit	618,930	666,615	1,075,456	1,334,561
Operating expenses
Research and development	386,129	369,774	753,225	691,814
Selling, general and administrative	750,759	537,757	1,437,163	1,141,212
Restructuring and other	103,434		103,434
Total operating expenses	1,240,322	907,531	2,293,822	1,833,026
Loss from operations	(621,392)	(240,916)	(1,218,366)	(498,465)
Interest income	5,064	4,785	10,278	7,875
Interest expense	(163,582)	(108,441)	(313,128)	(207,787)
Other (expense) income, net	50,911	(41,208)	13,195	(59,306)
Loss before income taxes	(728,999)	(385,780)	(1,508,021)	(757,683)
Provision for income taxes	13,707	15,647	19,312	40,925
Net loss	(742,706)	(401,427)	(1,527,333)	(798,608)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(25,167)	(65,030)	(100,243)	(131,934)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$ (717,539)	$ (336,397)	$ (1,427,090)	$ (666,674)
Net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders
Basic	$ (4.22)	$ (2.04)	$ (8.42)	$ (4.07)
Diluted	$ (4.22)	$ (2.04)	$ (8.42)	$ (4.07)
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share of common stock
Basic	169,997	165,212	169,574	163,679
Diluted	169,997	165,212	169,574	163,679