Non-Controlling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

Non-controlling interests represent the portion of net assets in consolidated entities that are not owned by the Company. The following table presents the non-controlling interest balances by entity, reported in stockholders’ equity in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



(in thousands)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
SunEdison's non-controlling interests in Global LLC	$	389,023	$	375,540
Non-controlling interests in power plants	96,132		105,566
Total non-controlling interests	$	485,155	$	481,106

As of September 30, 2016, TerraForm Global, Inc. owned 64.8% of Global LLC and consolidated the results of Global LLC through its controlling interest, with SunEdison's 35.2% interest shown as a non-controlling interest.