Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands):	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Revenue
Americas	$	484,122	$	281,493
EMEA	68,652		156,110
APAC	82,659		56,528
Total Revenue	635,433		494,131
Cost of revenue
Americas	416,081		242,119
EMEA	91,494		156,845
APAC	68,545		49,919
Total cost of revenue	576,120		448,883
Gross margin	$	59,313	$	45,248

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Revenue by region (in thousands):
Americas (as reviewed by CODM)	$	423,321	$	367,696
Utility and power plant projects	60,801		(86,203		)
Americas	$	484,122	$	281,493
EMEA (as reviewed by CODM)	$	68,652	$	155,917
Other	—		193
EMEA	$	68,652	$	156,110
APAC	$	82,659	$	56,528

Cost of revenue by region (in thousands):
Americas (as reviewed by CODM)	$	285,785	$	306,880
Utility and power plant projects	128,939		(70,445		)
Stock-based compensation expense	778		1,129
Non-cash interest expense	220		218
Other	359		4,337
Americas	$	416,081	$	242,119
EMEA (as reviewed by CODM)	$	90,738	$	151,423
Stock-based compensation expense	441		965
Non-cash interest expense	129		176
Other	186		4,281
EMEA	$	91,494	$	156,845
APAC (as reviewed by CODM)	$	67,617	$	48,309
Stock-based compensation expense	491		265
Non-cash interest expense	179		65
Other	258		1,280
APAC	$	68,545	$	49,919

Gross margin by region:
Americas (as reviewed by CODM)	32	%	17	%
EMEA (as reviewed by CODM)	(32	)%	3	%
APAC (as reviewed by CODM)	18	%	15	%
Americas	14	%	14	%
EMEA	(33	)%	0	%
APAC	17	%	12	%

Depreciation by region (in thousands):
Americas	$	9,815	$	14,061
EMEA	5,833		10,967
APAC	7,972		4,043

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended
(As a percentage of total revenue)		March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Significant Customers:	Business Segment
NRG Solar, Inc.	Americas	44	%	23	%
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company	Americas	13	%	*

* denotes less than 10% during the period