18. Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Financial information about our reportable segments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,							Three Months Ended June 30,
	2014							2013
	Components			Systems		Total		Components			Systems		Total
Net sales	$	194,061		$	350,292	$	544,353	$	192,908		$	326,852	$	519,760
Gross profit	$	686		$	92,039	$	92,725	$	(8,193	)	$	148,291	$	140,098
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(44,559	)	$	46,921	$	2,362	$	(67,348	)	$	108,410	$	41,062
Goodwill	$	16,152		$	68,833	$	84,985	$	6,097		$	68,833	$	74,930
Total assets	$	4,007,064		$	2,604,951	$	6,612,015	$	4,140,842		$	2,727,284	$	6,868,126
	Six Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014							2013
	Components			Systems		Total		Components			Systems		Total
Net sales	$	510,919		$	983,592	$	1,494,511	$	549,504		$	725,461	$	1,274,965
Gross profit	$	25,774		$	303,662	$	329,436	$	3,416		$	306,008	$	309,424
(Loss) income before income taxes	$	(73,985	)	$	217,207	$	143,222	$	(116,886	)	$	224,137	$	107,251
Goodwill	$	16,152		$	68,833	$	84,985	$	6,097		$	68,833	$	74,930
Total assets	$	4,007,064		$	2,604,951	$	6,612,015	$	4,140,842		$	2,727,284	$	6,868,126

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services

The following table sets forth the total amounts of solar modules and solar power systems net sales recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013. For the purposes of the following table, (i) “Solar module revenue” is composed of total revenues from the sale of solar modules to third parties, which does not include any systems segment product or service offerings and (ii) “Solar power system revenue” is composed of total revenues from the sale of our solar power systems and related products and services including the solar modules installed in such solar power systems along with revenue generated from our PV solar power systems.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Solar module revenue	$	65,397	$	81,304	$	106,398	$	274,554
Solar power system revenue	478,956		438,456		1,388,113		1,000,411
Net sales	$	544,353	$	519,760	$	1,494,511	$	1,274,965