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Segment Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]
 
 
Fiscal Year
(In thousands):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Adjusted EBITDA as reviewed by CODM
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributed Generation
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Residential
 
$
195,181

 
$
203,388

 
$
243,352

   Commercial
 
72,480

 
65,964

 
56,789

   Power Plant
 
70,454

 
199,113

 
485,143

Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA as reviewed by CODM
 
$
338,115

 
$
468,465

 
$
785,284

Reconciliation to Consolidated Statements of Loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
8point3 Energy Partners
 
(11,924
)
 
(54,379
)
 
(408,780
)
Utility and power plant projects
 
(31,390
)
 
(10,274
)
 
3,016

Sale of operating lease assets
 
—

 
1,889

 
(2,000
)
Sale-leaseback transactions
 
(38,782
)
 
(11,700
)
 
—

Impairment of residential lease assets1
 
(473,709
)
 
—

 
—

Cost of above-market polysilicon
 
(166,906
)
 
(148,265
)
 
(98,500
)
Stock-based compensation
 
(34,674
)
 
(61,498
)
 
(58,960
)
Amortization of intangible assets
 
(19,048
)
 
(17,369
)
 
(4,717
)
Depreciation of idle equipment
 
(2,300
)
 
—

 
—

Non-cash interest expense
 
(128
)
 
(1,057
)
 
(6,519
)
Restructuring expense
 
(21,045
)
 
(207,189
)
 
(6,056
)
Goodwill impairment
 
—

 
(57,765
)
 
—

Arbitration ruling
 
—

 
5,852

 
6,459

IPO-related costs
 
82

 
304

 
(28,033
)
Other
 
—

 
31

 
(162
)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees
 
(20,211
)
 
(28,069
)
 
(9,569
)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
(241,747
)
 
(72,780
)
 
(112,417
)
Cash interest expense, net of interest income
 
(79,965
)
 
(57,734
)
 
(37,643
)
Depreciation
 
(164,970
)
 
(156,464
)
 
(133,456
)
Corporate and unallocated items
 
(148,462
)
 
(156,593
)
 
(130,258
)
Loss before taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated investees
 
$
(1,117,064
)
 
$
(564,595
)
 
$
(242,311
)
Schedule of revenue by major customers
 
 
Fiscal Year
(As a percentage of total revenue):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Significant Customers:
Business Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actis GP LLP
Power Plant
 
13
%

n/a


n/a

8point3 Energy Partners
Power Plant
 
*

 
10
%
 
n/a

Southern Renewable Partnerships, LLC
Power Plant
 
*

 
15
%
 
n/a

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Power Plant
 
n/a

 
*

 
14
%
Revenue from significant category
 
 
Fiscal Year
(As a percentage of total revenue):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue by geography:
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
80
%
 
85
%
 
69
%
Japan
 
6
%
 
6
%
 
12
%
Rest of World
 
14
%
 
9
%
 
19
%
 
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Reconciliation of segment revenue and gross margin
 
 
Fiscal 2017
 
 
Revenue
 
Gross margin
Revenue and Gross margin by segment (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Power Plant
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Power Plant
As reviewed by CODM
 
$
616,735

 
$
715,735

 
$
796,088

 
$
113,804

 
18.5
%
 
$
69,542

 
9.7
 %
 
$
52,455

 
6.6
 %
8point3 Energy Partners
 
5,331

 
(4,471
)
 
797

 
1,927

 
 
 
(2,796
)
 
 
 
(381
)
 
 
Utility and power plant projects
 
—

 
(7,115
)
 
21,367

 
—

 
 
 
(811
)
 
 
 
(30,579
)
 
 
Sale-leaseback transactions
 
—

 
(242,217
)
 
(30,437
)
 
—

 
 
 
(31,767
)
 
 
 
673

 
 
Cost of above-market polysilicon
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(31,507
)
 
 
 
(49,184
)
 
 
 
(86,215
)
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,875
)
 
 
 
(2,102
)
 
 
 
(3,917
)
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3,783
)
 
 
 
(3,202
)
 
 
 
(3,221
)
 
 
Depreciation of idle equipment
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(533
)
 
 
 
(834
)
 
 
 
(933
)
 
 
Non-cash interest expense
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(8
)
 
 
 
(9
)
 
 
 
(15
)
 
 
GAAP
 
$
622,066

 
$
461,932

 
$
787,815

 
$
78,025

 
12.5
%
 
$
(21,163
)
 
(4.6
)%
 
$
(72,133
)
 
(9.2
)%

 

Fiscal 2016
 

Revenue

Gross margin
Revenue and Gross margin by segment (in thousands, except percentages):

Residential

Commercial

Power Plant

Residential

Commercial

Power Plant
As reviewed by CODM

$
708,687


$
520,818


$
1,473,355


$
161,795


22.8
%

$
57,744


11.1
 %

$
172,247


11.7
%
8point3 Energy Partners

5,248


(5,370
)

(61,596
)

1,657


 

(3,751
)

 

(8,418
)

 
Utility and power plant projects

—


—


(9,443
)

—


 

—


 

(10,274
)

 
Sale of operating lease assets

6,396


—


—


1,942


 

—


 

—


 
Sale-leaseback transactions

—


(78,533
)

—


—


 

(11,351
)

 

—


 
Cost of above-market polysilicon

—


—


—


(41,311
)

 

(37,868
)

 

(69,086
)

 
Stock-based compensation

—


—


—


(5,464
)

 

(4,234
)

 

(10,879
)

 
Amortization of intangible assets

—


—


—


(2,965
)

 

(3,059
)

 

(1,655
)

 
Non-cash interest expense

—


—


—


(227
)

 

(199
)

 

(530
)

 
Arbitration ruling

—


—


—


1,345


 

922


 

3,585


 
GAAP

$
720,331


$
436,915


$
1,402,316


$
116,772


16.2
%

$
(1,796
)

(0.4
)%

$
74,990


5.3
%




 
 
Fiscal 2015
 
 
Revenue
 
Gross margin
Revenue and Gross margin by segment (in thousands, except percentages):
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Power Plant
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Power Plant
As reviewed by CODM
 
$
647,213

 
$
392,866

 
$
1,572,571

 
$
170,961

 
26.4
%
 
$
71,421

 
18.2
%
 
$
481,119

 
30.6
%
8point3 Energy Partners
 
2,754

 
(115,723
)
 
(898,765
)
 
1,148

 
 
 
(32,734
)
 
 
 
(338,371
)
 
 
Utility and power plant projects
 
—

 
—

 
(17,996
)
 
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
 
3,016

 
 
Sale of operating lease assets
 
(6,447
)
 
—

 
—

 
(2,000
)
 
 
 
—

 
 
 
—

 
 
Cost of above-market polysilicon
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(30,951
)
 
 
 
(19,351
)
 
 
 
(48,198
)
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(4,764
)
 
 
 
(2,676
)
 
 
 
(5,903
)
 
 
Amortization of intangible assets
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(728
)
 
 
 
(451
)
 
 
 
(1,155
)
 
 
Non-cash interest expense
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(638
)
 
 
 
(330
)
 
 
 
(1,069
)
 
 
Arbitration ruling
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
2,084

 
 
 
1,697

 
 
 
2,678

 
 
Other
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(41
)
 
 
 
(33
)
 
 
 
(85
)
 
 
GAAP
 
$
643,520

 
$
277,143

 
$
655,810

 
$
135,071

 
21.0
%
 
$
17,543

 
6.3
%
 
$
92,032

 
14.0
%