$FSLR
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2024 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000127449424000033 Filed on July 30, 2024

Income Statement

Concept	2024 Q3	2024 Q2
Revenue	$887.7M	$1.010B
YoY Change	10.81%	24.65%
Cost Of Revenue	$442.4M	$511.6M
YoY Change	4.1%	2.27%
Gross Profit	$445.3M	$498.9M
YoY Change	18.38%	60.71%
Gross Profit Margin	50.17%	49.37%
Selling, General & Admin	$46.29M	$46.56M
YoY Change	-7.73%	0.5%
% of Gross Profit	10.4%	9.33%
Research & Development	$50.20M	$51.94M
YoY Change	21.87%	41.34%
% of Gross Profit	11.27%	10.41%
Depreciation & Amortization	$111.2M	$97.34M
YoY Change	43.06%	35.75%
% of Gross Profit	24.96%	19.51%
Operating Expenses	$123.3M	$126.4M
YoY Change	19.23%	-11.03%
Operating Profit	$322.0M	$372.5M
YoY Change	17.96%	121.06%
Interest Expense	$8.414M	$5.185M
YoY Change	125.33%	266.43%
% of Operating Profit	2.61%	1.39%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$3.071M	-$565.0K
YoY Change	197.29%	-156.67%
Pretax Income	$327.3M	$377.1M
YoY Change	12.7%	100.1%
Income Tax	$14.39M	$27.78M
% Of Pretax Income	4.39%	7.36%
Net Earnings	$313.0M	$349.4M
YoY Change	16.6%	104.81%
Net Earnings / Revenue	35.26%	34.57%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.92	$3.26
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.91	$3.25
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	107.0M shares	107.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	107.6M shares	107.5M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2024 Q3	2024 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$1.270B	$1.740B
YoY Change	-30.32%	-7.62%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.005B	$1.703B
Short-Term Investments	$264.7M	$37.43M
Other Short-Term Assets	$528.9M	$527.1M
YoY Change	59.48%	49.67%
Inventory	$1.251B	$1.028B
Prepaid Expenses	$74.99M	$78.93M
Receivables	$762.1M	$647.6M
Other Receivables	$141.9M	$142.3M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.818B	$3.949B
YoY Change	-0.15%	7.87%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$5.326B	$5.139B
YoY Change	30.77%	27.83%
Goodwill	$29.59M	$28.83M
YoY Change	3.91%	0.66%
Intangibles	$56.65M	$59.27M
YoY Change	-14.66%	-15.86%
Long-Term Investments	$211.1M	$200.2M
YoY Change	14.93%	2.87%
Other Assets	$615.8M	$555.1M
YoY Change	43.11%	34.09%
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.619B	$7.065B
YoY Change	32.3%	32.4%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.818B	$3.949B
Total Long-Term Assets	$7.619B	$7.065B
Total Assets	$11.44B	$11.01B
YoY Change	19.35%	22.42%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$265.3M	$230.9M
YoY Change	139.47%	-6.08%
Accrued Expenses	$520.8M	$540.1M
YoY Change	-13.26%	78.07%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$209.5M	$140.7M
YoY Change	491.58%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.782B	$1.773B
YoY Change	48.62%	62.53%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$373.3M	$418.7M
YoY Change	-19.55%	-4.27%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$228.1M	$173.8M
YoY Change	66.05%	23.93%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$601.5M	$592.5M
YoY Change	0.0%	2.58%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.782B	$1.773B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$601.5M	$592.5M
Total Liabilities	$3.843B	$3.759B
YoY Change	17.15%	27.09%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$4.870B	$4.557B
YoY Change	34.46%	35.89%
Common Stock	$2.893B	$2.887B
YoY Change	0.45%	0.5%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$7.594B	$7.255B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$11.44B	$11.01B
YoY Change	19.35%	22.42%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2024 Q3	2024 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$313.0M	$349.4M
YoY Change	16.6%	104.81%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$111.2M	$97.34M
YoY Change	43.06%	35.75%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$53.73M	$193.0M
YoY Change	-132.47%	-315.23%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$433.9M	$365.2M
YoY Change	51.61%	-4.58%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$232.0M	$257.8M
YoY Change	-131.78%	-9.32%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$665.9M	-$107.3M
YoY Change	-249.99%	9.1%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	21.78M	-68.35M
YoY Change	-63.4%	-162.77%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-53.73M	193.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-665.9M	-107.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	21.78M	-68.35M
Net Change In Cash	-697.9M	17.32M
YoY Change	-204.32%	-121.87%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$53.73M	$193.0M
Capital Expenditures	$433.9M	$365.2M
Free Cash Flow	-$487.7M	-$172.1M
YoY Change	304.02%	-63.56%

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	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	236000	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	0	usd
	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	236000	usd
	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	0	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	0	usd
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	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	0	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	3014000	usd
	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	5951000	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1121000	usd
	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1432000	usd
	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	2016000	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	98000	usd
	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	478000	usd
	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	168000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	4619000	usd
CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	4233000	usd
	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	9079000	usd
	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	8135000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	20241000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	17049000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	120000	usd
CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	0	usd
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	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	0	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	0	usd
	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	484000	usd
	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	0	usd
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	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	6449000	usd
	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	5951000	usd
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	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1432000	usd
	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	2016000	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	98000	usd
	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	478000	usd
	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	168000	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	4233000	usd
	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	9079000	usd
	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	8135000	usd
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	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	5721000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	20241000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	17049000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	534000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	10307000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	51000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	20382000	usd
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	17063000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P36Y
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	0	usd
	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	0	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	3228000	usd
CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	3014000	usd
	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	6449000	usd
	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	5951000	usd
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	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	1432000	usd
	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	2016000	usd
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	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	478000	usd
	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	168000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	4619000	usd
CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	4233000	usd
	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	9079000	usd
	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	8135000	usd
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	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	1080000	usd
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	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	0	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	79593000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	20241000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	84419000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	17049000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	10272000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	534000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	10307000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	51000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	31846000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	20382000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	36662000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	17063000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P4Y
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P36Y
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P40Y
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.059
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CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.054
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	534000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	51000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	31846000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	20382000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	36662000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	17063000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P4Y
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P36Y
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P5Y
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P40Y
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.052
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.059
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.052
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.054
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	6029000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	11539000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	587000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	9865000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	1405000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	7317000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	1405000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	6950000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	1407000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	5285000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	47539000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	46998000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	42118000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	20916000	usd
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P40Y
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.052
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.052
CY2023Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Discount Rate Percent FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageDiscountRatePercent	0.054
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	6029000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	271000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	11539000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	587000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	1405000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	7317000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	1405000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	6950000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	1407000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	5285000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	47539000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	46998000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	54056000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	33140000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	42118000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	20916000	usd
CY2024Q2	fslr	Total Debt Principal TotalDebtPrincipal	559352000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium And Debt Issuance Costs Net DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet	452000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	6029000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Remainder Of Fiscal Year FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsRemainderOfFiscalYear	271000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	11539000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	587000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	1405000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	7317000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	1405000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	6950000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	1407000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	5285000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	1442000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	13000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	47539000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	46998000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	54056000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	4880000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	33140000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	42118000	usd
CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	20916000	usd
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CY2024Q2	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Unamortized Discount Premium And Debt Issuance Costs Net DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscountPremiumAndDebtIssuanceCostsNet	452000	usd
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CY2023Q1	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	33315000	usd
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CY2022Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	33787000	usd
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CY2023Q2	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	851000	usd
	us-gaap	Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	3050000	usd
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