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Balance Sheet Components
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components [Text Block]
BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, gross (1)
 
$
338,147

 
$
429,977

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(31,009
)
 
(26,773
)
Less: allowance for sales returns
 
(4,129
)
 
(5,054
)
 
 
$
303,009

 
$
398,150



(1)
Includes short-term finance receivables associated with solar power systems leased of $4.5 million as of both March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively.

Inventories:
 
 
 
 
Raw materials
 
$
88,179

 
$
89,331

Work-in-process
 
55,668

 
50,627

Finished goods
 
137,520

 
151,428

 
 
$
281,367

 
$
291,386



 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
 
 
 
 
VAT receivables, current portion
 
$
102,592

 
$
97,041

Foreign currency derivatives
 
7,652

 
1,275

Deferred project costs
 
135,695

 
305,980

Deferred costs for solar power systems to be leased
 
24,148

 
31,419

Other receivables (2)
 
63,795

 
104,640

Other prepaid expenses
 
40,076

 
25,230

Other current assets
 
58,379

 
47,468

 
 
$
432,337

 
$
613,053


(2)
Includes tolling agreements with suppliers in which the Company provides polysilicon required for silicon ingot manufacturing and procures the manufactured silicon ingots from the suppliers (see Notes 7 and 8).

Project assets - plants and land:
 
 
 
 
Project assets — plants
 
$
80,645

 
$
61,862

Project assets — land
 
18,148

 
21,645

 
 
$
98,793

 
$
83,507

Project assets - plants and land, current portion
 
$
90,429

 
$
75,911

Project assets - plants and land, net of current portion
 
$
8,364

 
$
7,596



Property, plant and equipment, net:
 
 
 
 
Land and buildings
 
$
20,109

 
$
20,109

Leasehold improvements
 
226,987

 
221,378

Manufacturing equipment (3)
 
545,970

 
531,289

Computer equipment
 
75,557

 
75,438

Furniture and fixtures
 
8,274

 
8,178

Solar power systems (4)
 
34,621

 
12,501

Solar power systems leased
 
212,572

 
163,003

Solar power systems to be leased
 
65,290

 
89,423

Construction-in-process
 
17,719

 
34,110

 
 
1,207,099

 
1,155,429

Less: accumulated depreciation (5)
 
(400,956
)
 
(380,520
)
 
 
$
806,143

 
$
774,909


(3)
The Company's mortgage loan agreement with International Finance Corporation ("IFC") is collateralized by certain manufacturing equipment with a net book value of $168.1 million and $152.9 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively. The Company also provided security for advance payments received from a third party in the form of collateralized manufacturing equipment with a net book value of $19.1 million and $16.5 million as of March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively.

(4)
Includes $20.1 million of solar power systems associated with sale-leaseback transactions under the financing method (see Note 7).

(5)
Total depreciation expense was $23.6 million and $29.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively.
    
 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Property, plant and equipment, net by geography (6):
 
 
 
 
Philippines
 
$
359,171

 
$
367,708

United States
 
385,687

 
343,710

Mexico
 
32,158

 
32,409

Europe
 
28,411

 
29,292

Other
 
716

 
1,790

 
 
$
806,143

 
$
774,909


(6)
Property, plant and equipment, net are based on the physical location of the assets.

The below table presents the cash and non-cash interest expense capitalized to property, plant and equipment and project assets during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively.
 
 
Three Months Ended
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2013
 
April 1, 2012
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
Interest cost incurred
 
$
(27,544
)
 
$
(19,631
)
Cash interest cost capitalized - property, plant and equipment
 
228

 
288

Non-cash interest cost capitalized - property, plant and equipment
 
57

 
133

Cash interest cost capitalized - project assets - plant and land
 
123

 
278

Non-cash interest cost capitalized - project assets - plant and land
 
102

 
231

Interest expense
 
$
(27,034
)
 
$
(18,701
)


 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Other long-term assets:
 
 
 
 
Equity method investments
 
$
111,184

 
$
111,516

Bond hedge derivative
 
13,946

 
2,327

Cost method investments
 
10,240

 
14,918

Long-term financing receivables
 
93,540

 
67,742

Long-term debt issuance costs
 
29,870

 
38,185

Other
 
43,109

 
41,375

 
 
$
301,889

 
$
276,063



 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Accrued liabilities:
 
 
 
 
VAT payables
 
$
6,447

 
$
2,049

Foreign currency derivatives
 
6,346

 
4,891

Short-term warranty reserves
 
9,254

 
9,054

Interest payable
 
8,926

 
9,672

Deferred revenue
 
37,197

 
32,507

Employee compensation and employee benefits
 
42,491

 
40,750

Restructuring reserve
 
21,723

 
29,477

Short-term residential lease financing
 
26,581

 
25,153

Short-term sale-leaseback financing (Note 7)
 
6,423

 

Other
 
116,299

 
93,819

 
 
$
281,687

 
$
247,372



Other long-term liabilities:
 
 

 
 

Embedded conversion option derivatives
 
$
13,946

 
$
2,327

Long-term warranty reserves
 
110,295

 
107,803

Deferred revenue
 
147,665

 
128,936

Unrecognized tax benefits
 
35,551

 
35,022

Long-term residential lease financing
 
17,364

 
11,411

Long-term sale-leaseback financing (Note 7)
 
27,427

 

Other
 
59,109

 
50,120

 
 
$
411,357

 
$
335,619



Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
 
 

 
 

Cumulative translation adjustment
 
$
(3,662
)
 
$
(2,319
)
Net unrealized gain on derivatives
 
2,592

 
(243
)
Deferred taxes
 
(492
)
 
41

 
 
$
(1,562
)
 
$
(2,521
)

Solar Power Systems Leased and to be Leased

The Company leases solar systems to residential customers under both operating and sales-type leases. As of March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, solar power systems leased out under operating leases, presented in "Property, plant and equipment, net" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $212.6 million and $163.0 million, respectively, and solar power systems to be leased under operating leases, presented in "Property, plant and equipment, net" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $65.3 million and $89.4 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2013, financing receivables for sales-type leases, presented in "Accounts receivable, net" and "Other long-term assets" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $4.5 million and $93.5 million, respectively. As of December 30, 2012, financing receivables for sales-type leases, presented in "Accounts receivable, net" and "Other long-term assets" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $4.5 million and $67.7 million, respectively. Amounts recognized in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations are not significant in any period presented.

The Company has entered into multiple facilities under which solar power systems are financed with third-party investors. Under the terms of certain programs the investors make upfront payments to the Company, which the Company recognizes as a non-recourse liability that will be reduced over the specified term of the program as customer receivables and government incentives are received by the third party investors. As the non-recourse liability is reduced over time, the Company makes a corresponding reduction in customer and government incentive receivables on its balance sheet. Under this approach, for both operating and sales-type leases the Company continues to account for these arrangements with its residential lease customers in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

As of March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, the remaining liability to the third-party investors, presented in Accrued liabilities and Other long-term liabilities on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $43.9 million and $36.6 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, the Company has pledged solar assets with an aggregate book value of $327.1 million and $280.8 million, respectively, to the third-party investors as security for its obligations under the contractual arrangements.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company entered into a facility with a third-party investor under which both parties will invest in an entity which holds SunPower solar power systems and leases with residential customers. The Company was determined to hold a controlling interest in the less than wholly owned entity and has fully consolidated this entity as a result. The Company accounts for the portion of net assets in this consolidated entity attributable to the investor as Noncontrolling interest in its condensed consolidated financial statements (see Note 1).