Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash		$ 215,706	$ 202,525
Restricted cash		54,549	39,265
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $2,187 and $1,665 as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)		123,334	112,069
State tax credits receivable		0	11,085
Inventories		81,304	94,427
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,114	9,202
Total current assets		484,007	468,573
Restricted cash		148	0
Solar energy systems, net		3,437,822	3,161,570
Property and equipment, net		32,816	36,402
Intangible assets, net		12,191	14,294
Goodwill		87,543	87,543
Other assets		244,841	194,754
Total assets	[1]	4,299,368	3,963,136
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		85,104	115,193
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		15,063	13,583
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		98,294	97,230
Deferred revenue, current portion		45,194	42,609
Deferred grants, current portion		8,173	8,193
Finance lease obligations, current portion		7,332	7,421
Non-recourse debt, current portion		24,571	21,529
Pass-through financing obligation, current portion		38,762	5,387
Total current liabilities		322,493	311,145
Deferred revenue, net of current portion		534,848	522,243
Deferred grants, net of current portion		223,019	227,519
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion		5,685	5,811
Recourse debt		247,000	247,000
Non-recourse debt, net of current portion		1,226,038	1,026,416
Pass-through financing obligation, net of current portion		221,405	132,823
Other liabilities		39,691	42,743
Deferred tax liabilities		103,939	83,119
Total liabilities	[1]	2,924,118	2,598,819
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		129,929	123,801
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 200,000 shares as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017		0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 2,000,000 shares as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; issued and outstanding, 110,487 and 107,350 shares as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		11	11
Additional paid-in capital		704,146	682,950
Accumulated other comprehensive income		16,084	(4,113)
Retained earnings		238,175	202,734
Total stockholders’ equity		958,416	881,582
Noncontrolling interests		286,905	358,934
Total equity		1,245,321	1,240,516
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and total equity		$ 4,299,368	$ 3,963,136

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include $2,798,533 and $2,568,378, respectively, in assets of variable interest entities, or “VIEs”, that can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. These assets include solar energy systems, net, as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $2,627,741 and $2,385,329, respectively; cash as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $90,445 and $118,352, respectively; restricted cash as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $1,044 and $2,699, respectively; accounts receivable, net as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $70,108 and $57,402, respectively; prepaid expenses and other current assets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $465 and $917, respectively and other assets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $8,730 and $3,679, respectively. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include $694,019 and $677,955, respectively, in liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include accounts payable as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $17,104 and $15,929, respectively; distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $15,013 and $13,526, respectively; accrued expenses and other liabilities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $6,260 and $5,200, respectively; deferred revenue as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $420,240 and $409,761, respectively; deferred grants as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $29,764 and $30,406, respectively; and non-recourse debt as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 of $196,184 and $201,285, respectively.