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Balance Sheet Components
3 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2017
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 28,

 

 

November 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Minimum lease payment receivable, net (1)

 

$

98,684

 

 

$

100,161

 

Unguaranteed residual value

 

 

12,908

 

 

 

12,926

 

Less: unearned income

 

 

(29,801

)

 

 

(30,557

)

Net financing receivables

 

$

81,791

 

 

$

82,530

 

Short-term financing receivables, net (2)

 

$

2,559

 

 

$

2,516

 

Long-term financing receivables, net

 

$

79,232

 

 

$

80,014

 

 

(1)

Allowance for losses on financing receivables was $0.6 million and $0.7 million as of February 28, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively.

(2)

Accounts receivable and short-term financing receivables, net on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets includes other trade accounts receivable of $3.1 million and $2.9 million, as of February 28, 2017 and November 30, 2016, respectively.

Current and Non-current Assets

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

February 28,

 

 

November 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Prepaid expense and other current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursable network upgrade costs (1)

 

$

7,496

 

 

$

13,870

 

Other current assets (2)

 

 

1,873

 

 

 

1,875

 

Total

 

$

9,369

 

 

$

15,745

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility solar power systems

 

 

613,293

 

 

 

578,817

 

Leased solar power systems

 

 

137,410

 

 

 

137,475

 

Land

 

 

1,020

 

 

 

1,020

 

Construction-in-progress (3)

 

 

15,210

 

 

 

36,981

 

 

 

$

766,933

 

 

$

754,293

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(40,744

)

 

 

(34,161

)

Total

 

$

726,189

 

 

$

720,132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursable network upgrade costs (1)

 

$

22,301

 

 

$

21,781

 

Intangible assets (4)

 

 

1,647

 

 

 

1,754

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

 

1,567

 

 

 

897

 

Total

 

$

25,515

 

 

$

24,432

 

 

(1)

For the Kingbird Project and the Quinto Project, the construction costs related to the network upgrade of a transmission grid belonging to a utility company are reimbursable by that utility company over five years from the date the project reached commercial operation.

(2)

Other current assets included $0.4 million due from SunPower related to system output performance warranties and system repairs in connection with $0.1 million of system output performance warranty accrual and $0.3 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 February 28, 2017. Similarly, other current assets included $0.5 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 $0.3 million of system repairs accrual recorded in the “Accounts payable and other current liabilities” line item on the consolidated balance sheet as of November 30, 2016.

(3)

Construction-in-progress is the project assets related to the Kern Phase 1(a) Assets and Kern Phase 2(b) Assets.

(4)

Intangible assets represents a customer contract intangible that is amortized on a straight-line basis beginning on COD through the contract term end date of December 31, 2020, of which $0.1 million and zero reduced operating revenues in the three months ended February 28, 2017 and February 29, 2016, respectively.

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

February 28,

 

 

November 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and accrued accounts payable

 

$

1,313

 

 

$

1,089

 

Related party payable (1)

 

 

7,006

 

 

 

20,653

 

System output performance warranty

 

 

138

 

 

 

196

 

Residential lease system repairs accrual

 

 

269

 

 

 

331

 

Other short-term liabilities

 

 

2,418

 

 

 

1,502

 

Total

 

$

11,144

 

 

$

23,771

 

 

(1)

Related party payable on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of February 28, 2017 consists of (i) $5.8 million related to the purchase price payable to SunPower, which will be funded by tax equity investors for the Kern Phase 1(a) Acquisition and the Kern Phase 2(b) Acquisition; (ii) $0.6 million related to accrued distribution to tax equity investors; and (iii) $0.6 million for accounts payable to related parties associated with O&M, AMA and MSA fees owed to the Sponsors. Related party payable on the consolidated balance sheets as of November 30, 2016 consists of (i) $19.5 million related to the purchase price payable to SunPower for the Kern Phase 1(a) Acquisition, the Kern Phase 1(b) Acquisition, the Kern Phase 2(a) Acquisition and the Macy’s Maryland Acquisition; (ii) $1.0 million related to accrued distribution to tax equity investors; and (iii) $0.1 million for accounts payable to related parties associated with O&M, AMA and MSA fees owed to the Sponsors.