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Balance Sheet Components
3 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components

Note 4. Balance Sheet Components

Financing Receivables

The Partnership’s net investment in sales-type leases presented in “Accounts receivable and short-term financing receivables, net” and “Long-term financing receivables, net” on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

February 29,

 

 

November 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Minimum lease payment receivable, net (1)

 

$

104,804

 

 

$

106,432

 

Unguaranteed residual value

 

 

12,954

 

 

 

12,969

 

Less: unearned income

 

 

(32,851

)

 

 

(33,655

)

Net financing receivables

 

$

84,907

 

 

$

85,746

 

Short-term financing receivables, net (2)

 

$

2,438

 

 

$

2,370

 

Long-term financing receivables, net

 

$

82,469

 

 

$

83,376

 

 

(1)

Allowance for losses on financing receivables was $0.4 million and $0.3 million as of February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively.

(2)

Accounts receivable and short-term financing receivables, net on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets includes other trade accounts receivable of $2.2 million and $1.9 million, as of February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, respectively.

 

Current and Non-current Assets

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

February 29,

 

 

November 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Prepaid expense and other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursable network upgrade costs (1)

 

$

8,232

 

 

$

6,535

 

Other current assets (2)

 

 

1,795

 

 

 

1,498

 

Total

 

$

10,027

 

 

$

8,033

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solar energy systems utility

 

 

360,943

 

 

 

361,241

 

Leased solar energy systems

 

 

137,675

 

 

 

137,703

 

Construction-in-progress (3)

 

 

9,767

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

508,385

 

 

$

498,944

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(16,505

)

 

 

(12,002

)

Total

 

$

491,880

 

 

$

486,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursable network upgrade costs (1)

 

$

24,698

 

 

$

26,142

 

 

(1)

In relation to the construction of the Quinto Project, the Predecessor incurred construction costs related to the network upgrade of a transmission grid belonging to a utility company. These costs are reimbursable by the utility company over five years from the date the project reached commercial operation.

(2)

Other current assets included $0.9 million due from SunPower related to system output performance warranties and system repairs in connection with $0.2 million of system output performance warranty accrual and $0.7 million of system repairs accrual recorded in the “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” line item on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of both February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015.

(3)

Construction-in-progress is comprised of project assets related to the Kern Phase 1(a) Assets.

    

Current and Non-current Liabilities

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

February 29,

 

 

November 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and accrued accounts payable

 

$

1,919

 

 

$

713

 

Related party payable (1)

 

 

3,667

 

 

 

171

 

System output performance warranty

 

 

226

 

 

 

237

 

Residential lease system repairs accrual

 

 

699

 

 

 

728

 

Interest payable

 

 

31

 

 

 

34

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

685

 

 

 

611

 

Other short-term liabilities

 

 

87

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

$

7,314

 

 

$

2,612

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

10,658

 

 

$

9,992

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

16,028

 

 

 

12,491

 

 

 

$

26,686

 

 

$

22,483

 

 

(1)

Related party payable on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets consists of (i) $3.4 million related to the remaining purchase price payable to SunPower for the Kern Phase 1(a) Acquisition as of February 29, 2016; and (ii) $0.2 million as of both February 29, 2016 and November 30, 2015, for accounts payable to related parties associated with O&M, AMA and MSA fees owed to the Sponsors.