Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 2,198,169	$ 3,685,618
Restricted cash	130,950	192,551
Accounts receivable, net	1,046,945	949,022
Inventory	3,836,850	3,113,446
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	464,908	365,671
Total current assets	7,677,822	8,306,308
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,850,929	11,330,077
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,253,027
Intangible assets, net	273,568	282,492
Goodwill	74,312	68,159
MyPower customer notes receivable, net of current portion	413,181	421,548
Restricted cash, net of current portion	353,679	398,219
Other assets	801,867	571,657
Total assets	28,912,524	29,739,614
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	3,248,827	3,404,451
Accrued liabilities and other	2,276,951	2,094,253
Deferred revenue	762,810	630,292
Resale value guarantees	480,225	502,840
Customer deposits	768,276	792,601
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases	1,705,711	2,567,699
Total current liabilities	9,242,800	9,992,136
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current portion	9,787,950	9,403,672
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	1,157,343	990,873
Resale value guarantees, net of current portion	211,390	328,926
Other long-term liabilities	2,475,135	2,710,403
Total liabilities	22,874,618	23,426,010
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	570,284	555,964
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; 173,682 and 172,603 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	174	173
Additional paid-in capital	10,563,746	10,249,120
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(35,019)	(8,218)
Accumulated deficit	(5,923,305)	(5,317,832)
Total stockholders' equity	4,605,596	4,923,243
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	862,026	834,397
Total liabilities and equity	28,912,524	29,739,614
Operating Lease Vehicles [Member]
Current assets
Operating lease net	1,972,502	2,089,758
Solar Energy Systems [Member]
Current assets
Solar energy systems, net	$ 6,241,637	$ 6,271,396