Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 30, 2012		Jan. 01, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 457,487		$ 725,618	[1],[2]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current portion	15,568		52,279	[1],[2]
Accounts receivable, net	398,150		438,633	[1],[2]
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings	36,395		54,854	[1],[2]
Inventories	291,386		445,501	[1],[2]
Advances to suppliers, current portion	50,282		43,143	[1],[2]
Project assets - plants and land, current portion	75,911		24,243	[1],[2]
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	613,053	[3]	487,766	[1],[2],[3]
Total current assets	1,938,232		2,272,037	[1],[2]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, net of current portion	31,396		27,276	[1],[2]
Restricted long-term marketable securities	10,885		9,145	[1],[2]
Property, plant and equipment, net	774,909	[4]	643,882	[1],[2],[4]
Project assets - plants and land, net of current portion	7,596		34,614	[1],[2]
Goodwill	0		47,077	[1],[2]
Other intangible assets, net	744		23,900	[1],[2]
Advances to suppliers, net of current portion	301,123		284,378	[1],[2]
Other long-term assets	276,063	[3]	176,821	[1],[2],[3]
Total assets	3,340,948		3,519,130	[1],[2]
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	414,335	[3]	441,655	[1],[2],[3]
Accrued liabilities	247,372		249,404	[1],[2]
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings	225,550		170,828	[1],[2]
Short-term debt	14,700		2,122	[1],[2]
Convertible debt, current portion	0		196,710	[1],[2]
Customer advances, current portion	59,648	[3]	48,073	[1],[2],[3]
Total current liabilities	961,605		1,108,792	[1],[2]
Long-term debt	375,661		364,273	[1],[2]
Convertible debt, net of current portion	438,629		423,268	[1],[2]
Customer advances, net of current portion	236,082	[3]	181,946	[1],[2],[3]
Other long-term liabilities	335,619		166,126	[1],[2]
Total liabilities	2,347,596		2,244,405	[1],[2]
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of both December 30, 2012 and January 1, 2012	0		0	[1],[2]
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 367,500,000 shares authorized; 123,315,990 shares issued, and 119,234,280 outstanding as of December 30, 2012; 101,851,290 shares issued, and 100,475,533 shares outstanding as of January 1, 2012	119		100	[1],[2]
Additional paid-in capital	1,931,947		1,845,965	[1],[2]
Accumulated deficit	(902,085)		(550,065)	[1],[2]
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,521)		7,142	[1],[2]
Treasury stock, at cost; 4,081,710 shares of common stock as of December 30, 2012; 1,375,757 shares of common stock as of January 1, 2012	(34,108)		(28,417)	[1],[2]
Total stockholders' equity	993,352		1,274,725	[1],[2]
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,340,948		$ 3,519,130	[1],[2]

[1] As adjusted to conform to the current period presentation for solar power systems leased and to be leased (see Note 1).

[2] As adjusted to reflect the balances of Tenesol S.A. ("Tenesol") beginning October 10, 2011, as required under the accounting guidelines for a transfer of an entity under common control (see Note 3).

[3] The Company has related party balances in connection with transactions made with unconsolidated entities in which the Company has a direct equity investment. These related party balances are recorded within the "Prepaid expenses and other current assets," "Other long-term assets," "Accounts payable," "Customer advances, current portion," and "Customer advances, net of current portion" financial statement line items in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 7, Note 10, and Note 11).

[4] Property, plant and equipment, net are based on the physical location of the assets.