Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash		$ 245,604	$ 226,625
Restricted cash		64,182	77,626
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $2,282 and $2,228 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)		67,522	66,435
State tax credits receivable		0	2,697
Inventories		76,184	79,467
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,568	8,563
Total current assets		463,060	461,413
Restricted cash		148	148
Solar energy systems, net		3,976,504	3,820,017
Property and equipment, net		35,281	34,893
Intangible assets, net		9,195	10,088
Goodwill		87,543	87,543
Other assets		367,951	335,685
Total assets	[1]	4,939,682	4,749,787
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		105,977	131,278
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		15,628	15,847
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		103,764	98,636
Deferred revenue, current portion		55,795	47,407
Deferred grants, current portion		7,961	7,885
Finance lease obligations, current portion		9,459	9,193
Non-recourse debt, current portion		26,937	35,484
Pass-through financing obligation, current portion		11,281	26,461
Total current liabilities		336,802	372,191
Deferred revenue, net of current portion		637,666	544,218
Deferred grants, net of current portion		219,583	221,739
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion		10,246	9,992
Recourse debt		239,035	247,000
Non-recourse debt, net of current portion		1,558,250	1,466,438
Pass-through financing obligation, net of current portion		329,501	337,282
Other liabilities		84,068	48,210
Deferred tax liabilities		84,804	93,633
Total liabilities (1)	[1]	3,499,955	3,340,703
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		137,616	126,302
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 200,000 shares as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018		0	0
Common stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 2,000,000 shares as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018; issued and outstanding, 114,739 and 113,149 shares as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		11	11
Additional paid-in capital		730,126	722,429
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(21,866)	(3,124)
Retained earnings		216,269	229,391
Total stockholders’ equity		924,540	948,707
Noncontrolling interests		377,571	334,075
Total equity		1,302,111	1,282,782
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and total equity		$ 4,939,682	$ 4,749,787

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include $2,981,910 and $2,905,295, respectively, in assets of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. These assets include solar energy systems, net, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $2,761,312 and $2,712,377, respectively; cash as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $135,548 and $105,494, respectively; restricted cash as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $969 and $2,071, respectively; accounts receivable, net as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $16,988 and $18,539, respectively; prepaid expenses and other current assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $386 and $387, respectively; and other assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $66,707 and $66,427, respectively. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include $701,595 and $660,758, respectively, in liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include accounts payable as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $10,979 and $12,136, respectively; distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $15,545 and $15,797, respectively; accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $7,315 and $7,122, respectively; deferred revenue as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $438,765 and $396,920, respectively; deferred grants as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $28,964 and $29,229, respectively; non-recourse debt as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $189,294 and $190,711, respectively; and other liabilities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 of $10,733 and $8,843, respectively.