Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Other Liabilities and Deferred Credits

Other liabilities and deferred credits consisted of the following (in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2015		2014
Deferred gain on sale-leaseback transactions, net of current    portion	$	51,547	$	54,790
Deferred rent expense		16,184		4,838
Capital lease obligation		39,475		27,791
Liability for receipts from an investor(1)		17,975		3,213
Contingent consideration		80,096		75,219
Participation interest(2)		15,919		15,556
Other noncurrent liabilities		57,810		36,617
Total	$	279,006	$	218,024

(1) The liability for receipts from an investor represents amounts received from an investor under a lease pass-through fund arrangement for monetization of ITCs for assets not yet placed in service. This amount is reclassified to deferred revenue when the assets are placed in service.

(2) The participation interest represents rights granted by the Company to a former investor to share in the future residual returns from securitized solar energy systems as part of the compensation for the termination of a lease pass-through fund arrangement, as described in Note 11, Indebtedness.