Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash		$ 207,477	$ 203,864
Restricted cash		11,944	9,203
Accounts receivable (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $931 and $1,641 as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively)		51,031	60,275
State tax credits receivable			9,198
Inventories		85,941	71,258
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		12,589	5,917
Total current assets		368,982	359,715
Restricted cash		6,117	8,094
Solar energy systems, net		2,461,506	1,992,021
Property and equipment, net		52,861	44,866
Intangible assets, net		19,551	22,705
Goodwill		87,543	87,543
Prepaid tax asset		323,676	190,146
Other assets		35,932	29,502
Total assets	[1]	3,356,168	2,734,592
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		88,669	104,133
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		9,817	8,144
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		57,363	49,146
Deferred revenue, current portion		67,553	59,726
Deferred grants, current portion		14,374	13,949
Capital lease obligations, current portion		11,127	8,951
Long-term non-recourse debt, current portion		12,573	4,722
Lease pass-through financing obligation, current portion		5,177	3,710
Total current liabilities		266,653	252,481
Deferred revenue, net of current portion		582,276	559,066
Deferred grants, net of current portion		208,952	220,784
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion		15,582	15,042
Recourse debt		244,000	197,000
Long-term non-recourse debt, net of current portion		558,900	333,042
Lease pass-through financing obligation, net of current portion		138,121	153,188
Other liabilities		11,356	7,144
Deferred tax liabilities		334,127	190,146
Total liabilities	[1]	2,359,967	1,927,893
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		150,903	147,139
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock
Common stock, $0.0001 par value—authorized, 2,000,000 shares as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015; issued and outstanding, 103,438 and 101,282 shares as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively		10	10
Additional paid-in capital		660,710	642,229
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,187)	(921)
Accumulated deficit		(24,594)	(87,249)
Total stockholders’ equity		630,939	554,069
Noncontrolling interests		214,359	105,491
Total equity		845,298	659,560
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and total equity		$ 3,356,168	$ 2,734,592

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include $1,881,912 and $1,363,615, 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 September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $1,756,040 and $1,305,420, respectively; cash as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $104,054 and $44,407, respectively; restricted cash as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $1,554 and $757, respectively; accounts receivable, net as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $18,485 and $12,965, respectively; prepaid expenses and other current assets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $242 and $66, respectively and other assets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $1,537 and $0, respectively. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 include $603,841 and $540,464, respectively, in liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include accounts payable as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of $18,904 and $11,025, respectively; distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of $9,767 and $8,063, respectively; accrued expenses and other liabilities as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of $475 and $175, respectively; deferred revenue as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of $408,490 and $374,736, respectively; deferred grants as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of $110,125 and $115,726, respectively; and long-term non-recourse debt as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 of $56,080 and $30,739, respectively.