| Assets |
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| Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents
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| Restricted cash |
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Accounts receivable trade, net
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| Accounts receivable, unbilled |
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| Amounts due from related parties |
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Inventories
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| Value added tax recoverable |
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| Advances to suppliers, net |
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| Foreign currency derivative assets |
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| Derivative assets |
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| Project assets |
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| Assets held-for-sale |
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| Deferred tax assets - current |
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| Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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Total current assets
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| Restricted cash |
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Property, plant and equipment, net
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| Solar power systems, net |
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| Deferred tax assets |
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| Solar power and battery energy storage systems, net |
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| Deferred tax assets, net |
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| Advances to suppliers, net |
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| Prepaid land use rights |
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Investments in affiliates
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| Intangible assets, net |
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Goodwill
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| Derivative assets |
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| Project assets |
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| Right-of-use assets |
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| Amount due from related parties |
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| Amounts due from related parties |
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Other non-current assets
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Total Assets
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| Liabilities, Redeemable Interests and Equity |
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| Current liabilities: |
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| Short-term borrowings, including consolidated variable interest entities of $69,811 as of December 31, 2016 |
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Short-term borrowings
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| Long-term borrowings on project assets - current |
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| Convertible notes |
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| Green bonds |
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Accounts payable
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| Short-term notes payable |
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| Amounts due to related parties |
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| Other current liabilities |
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| Related party |
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| Non-related party |
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| Total other current liabilities |
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| Other payables |
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| Short-term commercial paper |
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| Foreign currency derivative liabilities |
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| Provision for firm purchase commitments |
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Advances from customers
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| Derivative liabilities |
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| Deferred tax liabilities - current |
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| Liabilities held-for-sale |
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Operating lease liabilities
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| Tax equity liabilities |
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Total current liabilities
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| Accrued warranty costs |
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| Amounts due to related parties |
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| Derivative liabilities |
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| Green bonds and convertible notes |
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Long-term borrowings
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| Convertible notes |
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| Green bonds |
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| Liability for uncertain tax positions |
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Deferred tax liabilities
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| Loss contingency accruals |
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Operating lease liabilities
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| Financing liabilities |
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Other non-current liabilities
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Total Liabilities
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| Redeemable non-controlling interests |
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| Equity: |
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Common shares: no par value, unlimited authorized, 66,954,634 and 67,810,136 outstanding, respectively
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| Treasury stock, at cost, 609,516 and nil common shares as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively |
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Additional paid-in capital
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Retained earnings
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| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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Total Canadian Solar Inc. shareholders' equity
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| Non-controlling interests |
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| Total Equity |
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Total Liabilities, Redeemable Interests and Equity
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