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INCOME TAXES - deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred tax assets:    
Accrued warranty costs $ 23,228 $ 25,548
Bad debt allowance 8,058 8,358
Investment in affiliates under tax equity transactions 54,187  
Inventory write-down 4,564 4,239
Future deductible expenses 13,321 13,878
Depreciation and impairment difference of property, plant and equipment and solar power systems 29,668 34,248
Accrued liabilities related to countervailing and anti-dumping duty deposits 111,021 55,115
Deferred tax assets relating to sales of solar power systems 996 32,159
Net operating losses carry-forward 48,678 70,637
Others 7,728 8,532
Total deferred tax assets, gross 301,449 252,714
Valuation allowance (71,469) (55,959)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 229,980 196,755
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Derivative assets 3,315 4,558
Depreciation difference of property, plant and equipment 468 8,327
Deferred profit of projects   40,793
Insurance recoverable 16,727 15,000
Basis difference related to acquisitions   18,339
Others 2,838 3,047
Total deferred tax liabilities 23,348 90,064
Analysis as:    
Current deferred tax assets   30,013
Non-current deferred tax assets 229,980 97,134
Current deferred tax liabilities   (1,426)
Non-current deferred tax liabilities (23,348) (19,030)
Net deferred tax assets 206,632 $ 106,691
Accumulated net operating losses 273,840  
Accumulated net operating losses subject to expiration between 2017 and 2036 $ 137,065