Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 1,088	$ 1,166
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		104,643,000	104,321,000
Common stock, shares outstanding		104,643,000	104,321,000
Total assets	[1]	$ 3,319,028	$ 3,572,818
Solar energy systems, net		2,790,424	2,629,366
Cash		203,791	206,364
Restricted cash		12,030	11,882
Accounts receivable, net		54,065	60,258
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		11,585	9,802
Other assets		31,497	34,936
Total liabilities	[1]	2,170,482	2,510,725
Accounts payable		65,520	66,018
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		11,157	10,654
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		48,675	59,261
Long-term non-recourse debt		949,275	898,023
Variable Interest Entities
Total assets		2,224,280	2,065,232
Solar energy systems, net		2,083,079	1,920,330
Cash		114,974	120,728
Restricted cash		1,631	1,680
Accounts receivable, net		22,916	20,771
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		202	242
Other assets		1,478	1,481
Total liabilities		638,951	617,011
Accounts payable		22,564	14,873
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		11,157	10,654
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		1,600	782
Deferred revenue		433,804	422,685
Deferred grants		108,088	109,034
Long-term non-recourse debt		$ 61,738	$ 58,983

[1] The Company’s consolidated assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include $2,224,280 and $2,065,232, 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 March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $2,083,079 and $1,920,330, respectively; cash as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $114,974 and $120,728, respectively; restricted cash as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $1,631 and $1,680, respectively; accounts receivable, net as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $22,916 and $20,771, respectively; prepaid expenses and other current assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $202 and $242, respectively and other assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $1,478 and $1,481, respectively. The Company’s consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include $638,951 and $617,011, respectively, in liabilities of VIEs whose creditors have no recourse to the Company. These liabilities include accounts payable as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $22,564 and $14,873, respectively; distributions payable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $11,157 and $10,654, respectively; accrued expenses and other liabilities as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $1,600 and $782, respectively; deferred revenue as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $433,804 and $422,685, respectively; deferred grants as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $108,088 and $109,034, respectively; and long-term non-recourse debt as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $61,738 and $58,983, respectively.