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Balance Sheet Components
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components [Text Block]
BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS
 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
September 29, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Accounts receivable, net:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, gross1
 
$
407,680

 
$
429,977

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(27,476
)
 
(26,773
)
Less: allowance for sales returns
 
(2,380
)
 
(5,054
)
 
 
$
377,824

 
$
398,150


1 
Includes short-term finance receivables associated with solar power systems leased of $6.0 million and $4.5 million as of September 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively.

Inventories:
 
 
 
 
Raw materials
 
$
79,272

 
$
89,331

Work-in-process
 
47,212

 
50,627

Finished goods
 
161,565

 
151,428

 
 
$
288,049

 
$
291,386



 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
September 29, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
 
 
 
 
VAT receivables, current portion
 
$
99,899

 
$
97,041

Foreign currency derivatives
 
2,198

 
1,275

Deferred project costs
 
172,679

 
305,980

Deferred costs for solar power systems to be leased
 
25,264

 
31,419

Other receivables
 
78,336

 
104,640

Other prepaid expenses
 
28,905

 
25,230

Other current assets
 
46,314

 
47,468

 
 
$
453,595

 
$
613,053



Project assets - plants and land:
 
 
 
 
Project assets — plants
 
$
91,911

 
$
61,862

Project assets — land
 
9,653

 
21,645

 
 
$
101,564

 
$
83,507

Project assets - plants and land, current portion
 
$
98,005

 
$
75,911

Project assets - plants and land, net of current portion
 
$
3,559

 
$
7,596



Property, plant and equipment, net:
 
 
 
 
Land and buildings
 
$
26,080

 
$
20,109

Leasehold improvements
 
229,817

 
221,378

Manufacturing equipment2
 
545,174

 
531,289

Computer equipment
 
77,087

 
75,438

Furniture and fixtures
 
8,262

 
8,178

Solar power systems3
 
54,585

 
12,501

Solar power systems leased
 
290,388

 
163,003

Solar power systems to be leased
 
52,936

 
89,423

Construction-in-process
 
9,001

 
34,110

 
 
1,293,330

 
1,155,429

Less: accumulated depreciation
 
(441,986
)
 
(380,520
)
 
 
$
851,344

 
$
774,909

2 
The Company's mortgage loan agreement with International Finance Corporation ("IFC") is collateralized by certain manufacturing equipment with a net book value of $153.5 million and $152.9 million as of September 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively. The Company also provided security for advance payments received from a third-party supplier in the form of collateralized manufacturing equipment with a net book value of $16.5 million as of December 30, 2012.

3 
Includes $25.3 million of solar power systems associated with sale-leaseback transactions under the financing method as of September 29, 2013 (see Note 7).
    
Property, plant and equipment, net by geography4:
 
 
 
 
Philippines
 
$
333,959

 
$
367,708

United States
 
458,825

 
343,710

Mexico
 
32,377

 
32,409

Europe
 
25,681

 
29,292

Other
 
502

 
1,790

 
 
$
851,344

 
$
774,909

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

The table below presents the cash and non-cash interest expense capitalized to property, plant and equipment and project assets during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2013 and September 30, 2012, respectively.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)
 
September 29, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
 
September 29, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest cost incurred
 
$
(29,075
)
 
$
(26,912
)
 
$
(81,827
)
 
$
(66,899
)
Cash interest cost capitalized - property, plant and equipment
 
39

 
272

 
267

 
859

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

 
142

 
57

 
444

Cash interest cost capitalized - project assets - plant and land
 
96

 
395

 
395

 
944

Non-cash interest cost capitalized - project assets - plant and land
 
79

 
269

 
343

 
717

Interest expense
 
$
(28,861
)
 
$
(25,834
)
 
$
(80,765
)
 
$
(63,935
)


 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
September 29, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Other long-term assets:
 
 
 
 
Equity method investments
 
$
113,778

 
$
111,516

Bond hedge derivative
 
96,635

 
2,327

Cost method investments
 
12,374

 
14,918

Long-term financing receivables
 
139,177

 
67,742

Long-term debt issuance costs
 
18,153

 
38,185

Other
 
113,608

 
41,375

 
 
$
493,725

 
$
276,063



Accrued liabilities:
 
 
 
 
VAT payables
 
$
5,456

 
$
2,049

Foreign currency derivatives
 
7,250

 
4,891

Short-term warranty reserves
 
9,468

 
9,054

Interest payable
 
10,840

 
9,672

Deferred revenue
 
25,521

 
32,507

Employee compensation and employee benefits
 
48,024

 
40,750

Restructuring reserve
 
11,935

 
29,477

Short-term residential lease financing
 
28,471

 
25,153

Other
 
109,489

 
93,819

 
 
$
256,454

 
$
247,372



 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
September 29, 2013
 
December 30, 2012
Other long-term liabilities:
 
 

 
 

Embedded conversion option derivatives
 
$
96,665

 
$
2,327

Long-term warranty reserves
 
125,307

 
107,803

Deferred revenue
 
157,395

 
128,936

Unrecognized tax benefits
 
25,193

 
35,022

Long-term residential lease financing
 
28,788

 
11,411

Long-term sale-leaseback financing (Note 7)
 
36,575

 

Other
 
50,337

 
50,120

 
 
$
520,260

 
$
335,619



Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
 
 

 
 

Cumulative translation adjustment
 
$
(4,322
)
 
$
(2,319
)
Net unrealized loss on derivatives
 
(767
)
 
(243
)
Deferred taxes
 
141

 
41

 
 
$
(4,948
)
 
$
(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 September 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, solar power systems leased under operating leases, presented in "Property, plant and equipment, net" in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $290.4 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 $52.9 million and $89.4 million, respectively. As of September 29, 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 $6.0 million and $139.2 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 September 29, 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 $57.3 million and $36.6 million, respectively. As of September 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, the Company has pledged solar assets with an aggregate book value of $228.3 million and $280.8 million, respectively, to the third-party investors as security for its obligations under the contractual arrangements.

Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company has entered into facilities with third-party investors under which the parties will invest in entities which hold SunPower solar power systems and leases with residential customers. The Company was determined to hold controlling interests in these less than wholly owned entities and has fully consolidated these entities as a result. The Company accounts for the portion of net assets in the consolidated entities attributable to the investors as "Noncontrolling interests" in its condensed consolidated financial statements (see Note 1).