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Balance Sheet Components
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Components
Balance Sheet Components
Inventories
The components of inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Raw materials
 
$
56,787

 
$
53,273

Work-in-progress
 
25,429

 
22,303

Finished goods
 
58,156

 
56,900

 
 
$
140,372

 
$
132,476


Prepaid Expense and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Government incentives receivable
 
$
928

 
$
1,001

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
24,711

 
32,741

 
 
$
25,639

 
$
33,742


Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Energy Servers
 
$
397,482

 
$
511,485

Computers, software and hardware
 
20,592

 
16,536

Machinery and equipment
 
103,064

 
99,209

Furniture and fixtures
 
9,017

 
4,337

Leasehold improvements
 
36,244

 
18,629

Building
 
40,512

 
40,512

Construction in progress
 
8,651

 
29,084

 
 
615,562

 
719,792

Less: Accumulated depreciation
 
(231,185
)
 
(238,378
)
 
 
$
384,377

 
$
481,414



Our construction in progress decreased $20.4 million, as compared to December 31, 2018, primarily due to our capitalization of leasehold improvements and furniture and fixtures placed in service during the period related to our move to our new corporate headquarters.
Our PPA Entities' property, plant and equipment under operating leases was $397.5 million and $397.5 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The accumulated depreciation for these assets was $96.5 million and $77.4 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Depreciation expense related to our property, plant and equipment under operating leases was $6.4 million and $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $19.1 million and $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there was a decommissioning in PPA II, including the replacement during 2019 of installed Energy Servers, resulting in: (i) charges related to the decommissioning of PPA II Energy Servers of $14.6 million and $22.7 million, respectively, recognized in cost of electricity revenue in our condensed consolidated statement of operations; (ii) decommissioning and write-off of 9.0 megawatts and 19.0 megawatts of PPA II Energy Servers at net book value of zero and $25.6 million, respectively, which we recognized in cost of product revenue in our condensed consolidated statement of operations; and (iii) deconsolidation of our remaining interest in DSGP, primarily related to the remaining installed Energy Server assets held in PPA II of $27.8 million as of June 30, 2019, of which $27.2 million is recognized as an equity investment as of September 30, 2019 and included in other long-term assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. See Note 12 - Power Purchase Agreement Programs - PPA II Upgrade of Energy Servers for additional information.
Customer Financing Leases, Receivable
The components of investment in sales-type financing leases consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Total minimum lease payments to be received
 
$
94,151

 
$
100,816

Less: Amounts representing estimated executing costs
 
(23,203
)
 
(25,180
)
Net present value of minimum lease payments to be received
 
70,948

 
75,636

Estimated residual value of leased assets
 
1,051

 
1,051

Less: Unearned income
 
(3,465
)
 
(4,011
)
Net investment in sales-type financing leases
 
68,534

 
72,676

Less: Current portion
 
(5,919
)
 
(5,594
)
Non-current portion of investment in sales-type financing leases
 
$
62,615

 
$
67,082


The future scheduled customer payments from sales-type financing leases were as follows as of September 30, 2019 (in thousands):
 
 
Remainder of 2019
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
Thereafter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Future minimum lease payments, less interest
 
$
1,452

 
$
6,022

 
$
6,415

 
$
6,853

 
$
7,310

 
$
39,431


Other Long-Term Assets
Other long-term assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid and other long-term assets
 
$
23,574

 
$
27,086

Equity investment in PPA II assets
 
27,235

 

Equity-method investments
 
5,834

 
6,046

Long-term deposits
 
1,757

 
1,660

 
 
$
58,400

 
$
34,792


Equity investment in PPA II assets
On June 14, 2019, we entered into a transaction with SPDS for the PPA II upgrade of Energy Servers. In connection with the closing of this transaction, SPDS was admitted as a member of DSGP. DSGP, an operating company, was a wholly owned subsidiary of DSGH prior to June 14, 2019. We determined, as of June 30, 2019, that we have retained significant influence over DSGP and consequently continue to recognize our remaining interest in DSGP as an equity investment included in other long-term assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. See Note 12 - Power Purchase Agreement Programs - PPA II Upgrade of Energy Servers.
Equity-method investments
In May 2013, we entered into a joint venture with Softbank Corp. and established Bloom Energy Japan Limited which is accounted for as an equity-method investment. Under this arrangement, we sell Energy Servers and provide maintenance services to the joint venture. Accounts receivable from this joint venture were $0.3 million and $3.3 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
Accrued Warranty
Accrued warranty liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Product warranty
 
$
11,391

 
$
10,935

Operations and maintenance services agreements
 
3,904

 
8,301

 
 
$
15,295

 
$
19,236


Changes during the current period in the standard product warranty liability were as follows (in thousands):
Balances at December 31, 2018
$
10,935

Accrued warranty, net
7,608

Warranty expenditures during period
(7,152
)
Balances at September 30, 2019
$
11,391


Accrued Other Current Liabilities
Accrued other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities recorded for mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest1
 
$
12,449

 
$

Compensation and benefits
 
19,834

 
16,742

Current portion of derivative liabilities
 
5,366

 
3,232

Managed services liabilities
 
3,235

 
5,091

Accrued installation
 
7,457

 
6,859

Sales tax liabilities
 
5,709

 
1,700

Interest payable
 
3,520

 
4,675

Other
 
24,580

 
31,236

 
 
$
82,150

 
$
69,535

1 During June 2019, we entered into a PPA II upgrade transaction which included a commitment to mandatorily redeem the noncontrolling interest in DSGH by March 31, 2020 of certain installed PPA II Energy Servers, resulting in the reclassification of mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest into accrued other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet commencing June 30, 2019. See Note 12 - Power Purchase Agreement Programs - PPA II Upgrade of Energy Servers.
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Accrued other long-term liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware grant
 
$
10,469

 
$
10,469

Managed services liabilities
 
28,315

 
29,741

Other
 
17,333

 
15,727

 
 
$
56,117

 
$
55,937


We have entered into managed services agreements that provide for the payment of property taxes and insurance premiums on behalf of customers. These obligations are included in each agreements' contract value and are recorded as short-term or long-term liabilities based on the estimated payment dates. The long-term managed services liabilities accrued were $28.3 million and $29.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.