Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(In thousands):	June 30, 2013		July 1, 2012		June 30, 2013		July 1, 2012
Revenue
Americas	$	367,609	$	392,282	$	851,731	$	673,775
EMEA	107,010		155,417		175,662		311,527
APAC	101,897		48,198		184,556		104,726
Total Revenue	576,516		595,897		1,211,949		1,090,028
Cost of revenue
Americas	285,939		326,511		702,020		568,630
EMEA	97,396		154,455		188,890		311,300
APAC	85,320		41,431		153,865		91,350
Total cost of revenue	468,655		522,397		1,044,775		971,280
Gross margin	$	107,861	$	73,500	$	167,174	$	118,748

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2013			July 1, 2012			June 30, 2013			July 1, 2012
Revenue by region (in thousands):
Americas (as reviewed by CODM)	$	441,809		$	447,106		$	865,130		$	814,802
Utility and power plant projects	(74,200		)	(54,824		)	(13,399		)	(141,027		)
Americas	$	367,609		$	392,282		$	851,731		$	673,775
EMEA (as reviewed by CODM)	$	107,010		$	155,417		$	175,662		$	311,334
Other	—			—			—			193
EMEA	$	107,010		$	155,417		$	175,662		$	311,527
APAC (as reviewed by CODM)	$	101,225		$	48,198		$	183,884		$	104,726
Other	672			—			672			—
APAC	$	101,897		$	48,198		$	184,556		$	104,726

Cost of revenue by region (in thousands):
Americas (as reviewed by CODM)	$	342,528		$	361,923		$	628,313	$	668,803
Utility and power plant projects	(58,058		)	(39,898		)	70,881		(110,343		)
Stock-based compensation expense	1,136			2,025			1,914		3,154
Non-cash interest expense	291			205			511		423
Other	42			2,256			401		6,593
Americas	$	285,939		$	326,511		$	702,020	$	568,630
EMEA (as reviewed by CODM)	$	96,646		$	150,594		$	187,384	$	302,017
Stock-based compensation expense	618			1,398			1,059		2,363
Non-cash interest expense	132			137			261		313
Other	—			2,326			186		6,607
EMEA	$	97,396		$	154,455		$	188,890	$	311,300
APAC (as reviewed by CODM)	$	84,387		$	40,163		$	152,004	$	88,472
Stock-based compensation expense	763			492			1,254		757
Non-cash interest expense	170			44			349		109
Other	—			732			258		2,012
APAC	$	85,320		$	41,431		$	153,865	$	91,350

Gross margin by region:
Americas (as reviewed by CODM)	22	%	19	%	27	%	18	%
EMEA (as reviewed by CODM)	10	%	3	%	(7	)%	3	%
APAC (as reviewed by CODM)	17	%	17	%	17	%	16	%
Americas	22	%	17	%	18	%	16	%
EMEA	9	%	1	%	(8	)%	—	%
APAC	16	%	14	%	17	%	13	%

Depreciation by region (in thousands):
Americas	$	11,923	$	15,572	$	21,738	$	29,633
EMEA	5,682		10,358		11,515		21,325
APAC	6,946		3,361		14,918		7,404

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

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(As a percentage of total revenue)		June 30, 2013		July 1, 2012		June 30, 2013		July 1, 2012
Significant Customers:	Business Segment
NRG Solar, Inc.	Americas	19	%	25	%	32	%	24	%
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company	Americas	14	%	*		14	%	*
Customer C	Americas	*		17	%	*		*

* denotes less than 10% during the period