Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 931	$ 1,641
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized		200,000,000	200,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued		0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		0	0
Common stock, par value		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized		2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		103,438,000	101,282,000
Common stock, shares outstanding		103,438,000	101,282,000
Total assets	[1]	$ 3,356,168	$ 2,734,592
Solar energy systems, net		2,461,506	1,992,021
Cash		207,477	203,864
Restricted cash		11,944	9,203
Accounts receivable, net		51,031	60,275
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		12,589	5,917
Other assets		35,932	29,502
Total liabilities	[1]	2,359,967	1,927,893
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
Long-term non-recourse debt		815,473	534,764
Variable Interest Entities
Total assets		1,881,912	1,363,615
Solar energy systems, net		1,756,040	1,305,420
Cash		104,054	44,407
Restricted cash		1,554	757
Accounts receivable, net		18,485	12,965
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		242	66
Other assets		1,537	0
Total liabilities		603,841	540,464
Accounts payable		18,904	11,025
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		9,767	8,063
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		475	175
Deferred revenue		408,490	374,736
Deferred grants		110,125	115,726
Long-term non-recourse debt		$ 56,080	$ 30,739

[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.