Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 19,042	$ 13,381
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		200,000,000	200,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		219,392,000	214,184,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		219,392,000	214,184,000
Total assets	[1]	$ 20,450,237	$ 19,268,805
Solar energy systems, net		13,028,871	10,988,361
Cash		678,821	740,508
Restricted cash		308,869	212,367
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for credit losses of $19,042 and $13,381    as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)		172,001	214,255
Inventories		459,746	783,904
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		262,822	146,609
Other assets		2,267,652	1,835,045
Total liabilities	[1]	13,536,224	11,089,788
Accounts payable		230,723	339,166
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		35,180	32,050
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		499,225	406,466
Deferred revenue		1,196,061	1,095,973
Total debt, net		10,671,928	8,399,149
Other liabilities		190,866	140,290
Variable Interest Entities
Total assets		11,538,540	10,031,506
Solar energy systems, net		10,469,093	8,968,835
Cash		254,522	457,005
Restricted cash		48,169	44,514
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for credit losses of $19,042 and $13,381    as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively)		76,249	66,847
Inventories		150,065	193,836
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		161,414	12,698
Other assets		379,028	287,771
Total liabilities		2,417,984	2,227,002
Accounts payable		12,187	36,315
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		35,181	32,051
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		185,766	32,512
Deferred revenue		708,413	621,457
Deferred grants		0	0
Other liabilities		16,816	15,260
Variable Interest Entities | Recourse
Total debt, net		$ 1,459,621	$ 1,489,407

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 include $11,538,540 and $10,031,506, respectively, in assets of variable interest entities, or “VIEs”, that can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. Solar energy systems, net, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $10,469,093 and $8,968,835, respectively; cash as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $254,522 and $457,005, respectively; restricted cash as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $48,169 and $44,514, respectively; accounts receivable, net as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $76,249 and $66,847, respectively; inventories as of December 31, 2023 and  2022 of $150,065 and $193,836, respectively; prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $161,414 and $12,698, respectively and other assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $379,028 and $287,771, respectively. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 include $2,417,984 and $2,227,002, respectively, in liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include accounts payable as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $12,187 and $36,315, respectively; distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $35,181 and $32,051, respectively; accrued expenses and other liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $185,766 and $32,512, respectively; deferred revenue as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $708,413 and $621,457, respectively; deferred grants as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $0 and $0, respectively; non-recourse debt as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $1,459,621 and $1,489,407, respectively; and other liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 of $16,816 and $15,260, respectively.