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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Major Source | The following table disaggregates our revenue by major source (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Automotive sales without resale value guarantee |  | $ | 4,918,301 |  |  | $ | 2,698,239 |  |  | $ | 8,601,682 |  |  | $ | 4,880,753 |
Automotive sales with resale value guarantee (1) |  |  | 138,507 |  |  |  | 365,616 |  |  |  | (252,114 | ) |  |  | 664,654 |
Automotive regulatory credits |  |  | 111,219 |  |  |  | 54,010 |  |  |  | 327,200 |  |  |  | 134,339 |
Energy generation and storage sales (2) |  |  | 225,765 |  |  |  | 234,602 |  |  |  | 437,865 |  |  |  | 532,497 |
Services and other |  |  | 605,079 |  |  |  | 270,142 |  |  |  | 1,098,021 |  |  |  | 533,554 |
Total revenues from sales and services |  |  | 5,998,871 |  |  |  | 3,622,609 |  |  |  | 10,212,654 |  |  |  | 6,745,797 |
Automotive leasing |  |  | 208,362 |  |  |  | 239,816 |  |  |  | 423,482 |  |  |  | 413,252 |
Energy generation and storage leasing (2) |  |  | 142,443 |  |  |  | 139,806 |  |  |  | 255,004 |  |  |  | 251,933 |
Total revenues |  | $ | 6,349,676 |  |  | $ | 4,002,231 |  |  | $ | 10,891,140 |  |  | $ | 7,410,982 |
(1) | We made pricing adjustments to our vehicle offerings during the six months ended June 30, 2019, which resulted in a reduction of automotive sales with resale value guarantee revenues. Refer to Automotive Sales with and without Resale Value Guarantee section above for details. The amount presented represents gross automotive sales with resale value guarantee in the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 net of such pricing adjustments impact.
(2) | Following the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, solar energy system sales and PPAs that commence after January 1, 2019, where we are the lessor and were previously accounted for as leases, will no longer meet the definition of a lease and will instead be accounted for in accordance with ASC 606 (refer to the Leases section below for details).
Schedule of Potentially Dilutive Shares that were Excluded from Computation of Diluted Net Loss per Share of Common Stock | The following table presents the potentially dilutive shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders, because their effect was anti-dilutive:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Stock-based awards |  |  | 12,820,081 |  |  |  | 9,925,584 |  |  |  | 11,829,378 |  |  |  | 9,815,543 |
Convertible senior notes |  |  | 1,088,699 |  |  |  | 1,500,618 |  |  |  | 1,088,699 |  |  |  | 1,503,118 |
Warrants |  |  | — |  |  |  | 270,027 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 286,010 |
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | The following table totals cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported on the consolidated balance sheets; the sums are presented on the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
|  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |  |  | June 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 4,954,740 |  |  | $ | 3,685,618 |  |  | $ | 2,236,424 |  |  | $ | 3,367,914 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 128,006 |  |  |  | 192,551 |  |  |  | 146,822 |  |  |  | 155,323 |
Restricted cash, net of current portion |  |  | 365,547 |  |  |  | 398,219 |  |  |  | 399,992 |  |  |  | 441,722 |
Total as presented in the consolidated statements of cash flows |  | $ | 5,448,293 |  |  | $ | 4,276,388 |  |  | $ | 2,783,238 |  |  | $ | 3,964,959 |
Schedule of Accrued Warranty Activity |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Accrued warranty—beginning of period |  | $ | 843,908 |  |  | $ | 465,866 |  |  | $ | 747,826 |  |  | $ | 401,790 |
Warranty costs incurred |  |  | (61,237 | ) |  |  | (49,604 | ) |  |  | (115,426 | ) |  |  | (94,285 | )
Net changes in liability for pre-existing warranties, including expirations and foreign exchange impact |  |  | 5,598 |  |  |  | (10,917 | ) |  |  | 43,348 |  |  |  | (10,416 | )
Additional warranty accrued from adoption of the new revenue standard |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 37,139 |
Provision for warranty |  |  | 153,223 |  |  |  | 118,664 |  |  |  | 265,744 |  |  |  | 189,781 |
Accrued warranty—end of period |  | $ | 941,492 |  |  | $ | 524,009 |  |  | $ | 941,492 |  |  | $ | 524,009 |
Adoption of ASU 2016-02 [Member] |
Schedule of Cumulative Effect of Changes Made to Consolidated Balance Sheet for Adoption of New Lease Standard | The cumulative effect of the changes made to our consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2019 for the adoption of the new lease standard was as follows (in thousands):
|  | Balances at December 31, 2018 |  |  | Adjustments from Adoption of New Lease Standard |  |  | Balances at January 1, 2019 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 365,671 |  |  | $ | (300 | ) |  | $ | 365,371 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | 11,330,077 |  |  |  | (1,617,373 | ) |  |  | 9,712,704 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,285,617 |  |  |  | 1,285,617 |
Other assets |  |  | 571,657 |  |  |  | (141,322 | ) |  |  | 430,335 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities and other |  |  | 2,094,253 |  |  |  | 117,717 |  |  |  | 2,211,970 |
Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases |  |  | 2,567,699 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,567,699 |
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current portion |  |  | 9,403,672 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,403,672 |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 2,710,403 |  |  |  | (687,757 | ) |  |  | 2,022,646 |
Equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated deficit |  |  | (5,317,832 | ) |  |  | 96,662 |  |  |  | (5,221,170 | )

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