19. Equity Offering (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Payments

19. Equity Offering

During June 2013, we completed an equity offering of 9,747,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $46.00 per share. Net proceeds from the equity offering were $428.2 million, after deducting $17.9 million of underwriting discounts and offering expenses of $2.2 million. We intend to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions of under development photovoltaic solar power system projects, investments in photovoltaic solar power system projects that will be jointly developed with strategic partners and capital expenditures or strategic investments to develop certain business units and expand in new geographies.