Related Party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Components of Related Party Transactions

The Company’s operations included the following related party transactions (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Revenue:
Solar energy systems sales to related parties	$	79	$	2,479	$	17
Expenditures:
Purchases of inventories or equipment from related parties	$	7,809	$	3,383	$	1,741
Fees paid or payable to related parties (included in sales    and marketing expense)	$	—	$	103	$	81
Interest paid or payable to related parties (included in interest    expense — net)	$	2,125	$	3	$	—

Summary of Related Party Balances

Related party balances were comprised of the following (in thousands):

	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Due from related parties (included in accounts receivable)	$	30	$	30
Due to related parties (included in accounts payable)	$	3,961	$	300
Due to related parties (included in solar bonds)	$	165,220	$	530
Due to related parties (included in convertible senior notes)	$	12,975	$	—
Due to related parties (included in accrued and other current    liabilities)	$	1,249	$	3