Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Revenue:
Revenue		$ 274,806	$ 286,042	$ 783,019	$ 690,608
Cost of revenue:
Cost of Revenue		237,666	240,547	691,043	613,205
Gross loss		37,140	45,495	91,976	77,403
Operating expenses:
Research and development	[1]	5,344	8,837	19,106	26,494
Sales, general and administrative		35,462	41,428	112,193	129,582
Restructuring (credits) charges		(97)	4,252	2,738	6,626
(Gain) loss on sale and impairment of residential lease assets		386	10,756	253	28,283
Gain on business divestiture		0	0	(10,458)	(143,400)
Income from transition services agreement, net2		(1,889)	0	(1,889)	0
Total operating expenses		39,206	65,273	121,943	47,585
Operating income (loss)		(2,066)	(19,778)	(29,967)	29,818
Other income (expense), net:
Interest income		104	951	682	2,184
Interest expense	[2]	(7,090)	(8,930)	(24,731)	(40,570)
Other, net		155,457	45,111	277,100	145,343
Other income, net		148,471	37,132	253,051	106,957
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees		146,405	17,354	223,084	136,775
Provision for income taxes		(36,725)	(2,928)	(38,716)	(10,074)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investees		0	(960)	0	(716)
Net income from continuing operations		109,680	13,466	184,368	125,985
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees		(70,761)	(29,417)	(125,599)	(131,181)
Provision for income taxes		6,137	(2,450)	3,191	(7,169)
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees		58	(807)	(586)	(1,334)
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders		(64,566)	(32,674)	(122,994)	(139,684)
Net income (loss)		45,114	(19,208)	61,374	(13,699)
Net (income) loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		(230)	5,178	2,512	33,474
Net (income) loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		(258)	(987)	(1,313)	(3,057)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests		(488)	4,191	1,199	30,417
Net income from continuing operations attributable to stockholders		109,450	18,644	186,880	159,459
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to stockholders		(64,824)	(33,661)	(124,307)	(142,741)
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders		$ 44,626	$ (15,017)	$ 62,573	$ 16,718
Net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders - basic:
Continuing operations (usd per share)		$ 0.64	$ 0.13	$ 1.10	$ 1.12
Discontinued operations (usd per share)		(0.38)	(0.24)	(0.73)	(1.00)
Net income (loss) per share - basic (usd per share)		0.26	(0.11)	0.37	0.12
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Continuing operations (usd per share)		0.57	0.12	0.99	1.03
Discontinued operations (usd per share)		(0.33)	(0.22)	(0.62)	(0.86)
Net income (loss) per share - diluted (usd per share)		$ 0.24	$ (0.10)	$ 0.37	$ 0.17
Weighted-average shares:
Basic (shares)		170,113	142,553	169,646	142,248
Diluted (shares)		198,526	155,583	200,124	166,861
Solar power systems, components, and other
Revenue:
Revenue	[2]	$ 267,619	$ 277,280	$ 765,316	$ 665,623
Cost of revenue:
Cost of Revenue	[1],[2]	233,144	236,991	681,649	600,947
Residential leasing
Revenue:
Revenue		1,284	3,523	3,937	9,083
Cost of revenue:
Cost of Revenue		1,209	1,567	3,722	5,939
Solar services
Revenue:
Revenue		5,903	5,239	13,766	15,902
Cost of revenue:
Cost of Revenue		$ 3,313	$ 1,989	$ 5,672	$ 6,319

[1] We have related-party transactions with Maxeon Solar. These related-party transactions are recorded within the "cost of revenue: solar power systems, components, and other", "research and development" expenses", and "income from transition services agreement, net" (see Note 13).

[2] We have related-party transactions with Total SE and its affiliates as well as unconsolidated entities in which we have a direct equity investment. These related-party transactions are recorded within the "revenue: solar power systems, components, and other," "cost of revenue: solar power systems, components, and other," "operating expenses: research and development," and "other income (expense), net: interest expense" financial statement line items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 3 and Note 11).