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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Operating activities:      
Net income $ 65,275 $ 173,316 $ 243,887
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 95,849 94,217 82,627
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 8,094 1,801 1,478
Gain on disposal of solar power systems and other investments (46,367)    
Impairment loss of property, plant and equipment 22,757 6,992 1,573
Impairment loss of project assets 2,952 0 2,311
(Gain) loss on change in fair value of derivatives (27,322) 12,196 (19,656)
Equity in loss (earnings) of unconsolidated investees 4,404 643 (487)
Allowance for doubtful accounts (280) 3,673 (8,528)
Write-down of inventories 19,467 23,013 16,951
Gain on repurchase of convertible notes (2,782)    
Share-based compensation 7,757 5,966 5,088
Unrealized gain from sales to unconsolidated investees 9,469 15,637  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable trade (33,060) (63,352) (73,777)
Accounts receivable, unbilled 4,688 15,642 (17,308)
Amounts due from related parties (4,230) (99,893) 480
Inventories (50,557) 50,821 (252,716)
Value added tax recoverable (11,466) (22,725) (4,150)
Advances to suppliers (30,609) 7,967 (3,622)
Project assets (6,792) 70,943 89,536
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (135,426) 36,745 (38,523)
Other non-current assets (1,308) (6,093) (8,446)
Accounts payable 61,157 (23,975) 135,812
Short-term notes payable (141,363) 116,453 30,593
Amounts due to related parties (43,774) 47,522 (2,166)
Other payables 63,828 12,484 14,498
Advances from customers 19,710 (30,123) 40,311
Other liabilities (995) 56,542 (16,282)
Accrued warranty costs (3,847) 12,004 15,516
Prepaid land use rights (19,714) (16,262) 5,319
Liability for uncertain tax positions (6,037) (1,111) (1,613)
Deferred taxes (95,629) (112,263) 9,208
Net settlement of derivatives (1,922) 24,878 17,192
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (278,073) 413,658 265,106
Investing activities:      
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash 50,585 (100,935) (27,585)
Investments in affiliates (124,737) (84,389) (72)
Return of investment from unconsolidated investees 7,442 1,698 337
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (286,722) (90,905) (49,660)
Purchase of solar power systems (824,766) (551,863) (15,480)
Loan to a third party     (24,382)
Repayment of loan received from a third party   24,467  
Proceeds from disposal of solar power systems 90,078    
Proceeds from insurance claim 46,801    
Proceeds from disposal of investment on subsidiaries 1,899 3,615  
Distribution to non-controlling shareholders upon disposal of a subsidiary (3,137) (4,225)  
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash received   (196,783)  
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment   216 793
Net cash used in investing activities (1,042,557) (999,104) (116,049)
Financing activities:      
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 1,841,808 1,436,950 928,879
Repayment of short-term borrowings (2,243,003) (1,308,235) (1,045,596)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 1,076,332 487,228 56,989
Profit distribution to a non-controlling interest   (305)  
Payment to non-controlling interests for sales of project companies     (5,483)
Gross proceeds from issuance of common shares 23,864   115,009
Issuance costs paid for common shares offering (456)   (6,091)
Payment of financing costs (3,750) (39,297)  
Purchase of shares from non-controlling shareholders   (927)  
Proceeds from non-controlling interest 1,648    
Proceeds from issuance of warrant   16,378  
Proceeds from third party financing liabilities 415,523 1,685  
Proceeds from capital lease 96,697 25,246  
Repayment of capital lease obligation (24,191) (1,107)  
Proceeds from short-term commercial paper 134,311    
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes     150,000
Issuance cost paid on convertible notes     (5,103)
Payments for repurchase of convertible notes (19,667)    
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 707 1,867 3,343
Net cash provided by financing activities 1,299,823 619,483 191,947
Effect of exchange rate changes (12,312) (30,501) (19,711)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (33,119) 3,536 321,293
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 553,079 549,543 228,250
Less: Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held-for-sale at the end of the year 8,921    
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 511,039 553,079 549,543
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Interest paid (net of amounts capitalized) 70,827 49,619 47,227
Income taxes paid 187,876 87,348 14,016
Supplemental schedule of non-cash activities:      
Reclassification of solar power systems to project assets 1,362,037 114,131  
Unpaid proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries included in prepaid expenses and other current assets 14,604    
Amounts due to non-controlling interests for sales of project companies included in payables     1,765
Property, plant and equipment costs included in other payables 120,881 34,161 23,541
Solar power systems costs included in accounts payables 72,885 115,887 $ 339
Reclassification of partial interests in project assets to investment in connection with a sale of 51% equity in the project   $ 84,200  
Decrease in amounts due from related parties, net of investments in affiliates $ 65,090