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2017 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000156459018002956 Filed on February 23, 2018

Income Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017	2016 Q4
Revenue	$3.288B	$11.76B	$2.285B
YoY Change	43.93%	67.98%	88.13%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.849B	$9.536B	$1.849B
YoY Change	54.08%	76.56%	85.64%
Gross Profit	$438.8M	$2.223B	$435.3M
YoY Change	0.81%	39.0%	99.15%
Gross Profit Margin	13.34%	18.9%	19.05%
Selling, General & Admin	$682.0M	$2.477B	$456.0M
YoY Change	49.56%	72.95%	57.79%
% of Gross Profit	155.43%	111.43%	104.76%
Research & Development	$355.0M	$1.378B	$246.0M
YoY Change	44.31%	65.15%	29.47%
% of Gross Profit	80.91%	61.99%	56.52%
Depreciation & Amortization	$470.0M	$769.3M	$327.0M
YoY Change	43.73%	61.18%	127.08%
% of Gross Profit	107.11%	34.61%	75.12%
Operating Expenses	$1.037B	$3.855B	$702.0M
YoY Change	47.72%	70.08%	46.56%
Operating Profit	-$598.2M	-$1.632B	-$266.7M
YoY Change	124.28%	144.55%	2.41%
Interest Expense	-$52.00M	$471.0M	-$41.00M
YoY Change	26.83%	136.91%	7.89%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$130.0M	-$125.0M	$99.00M
YoY Change	-231.31%	-212.34%	-682.35%
Pretax Income	-$780.0M	-$2.209B	-$208.0M
YoY Change	275.0%	195.97%	-33.97%
Income Tax	-$732.0M	$32.00M	$11.00M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$675.4M	-$1.961B	-$121.3M
YoY Change	456.59%	190.61%	-62.13%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-20.54%	-16.68%	-5.31%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$11.83
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$267.3K	-$11.83	-$52.00K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		166.0M	149.9M
Diluted Shares Outstanding		166.0M

Balance Sheet

Concept	2017 Q4	2017	2016 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.368B	$3.368B	$3.393B
YoY Change	-0.74%	-0.74%	183.46%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.368B	$3.368B	$3.393B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$423.0M	$423.0M	$300.0M
YoY Change	41.0%	41.0%	115.83%
Inventory	$2.264B	$2.264B	$2.067B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$515.4M	$515.0M	$499.1M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.571B	$6.571B	$6.260B
YoY Change	4.96%	4.97%	125.01%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$10.03B	$20.49B	$5.983B
YoY Change	67.6%	36.28%	15.17%
Goodwill	$60.24M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$361.5M		$376.1M
YoY Change	-3.89%
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$273.1M	$715.0M	$216.8M
YoY Change	26.01%	47.42%	263.23%
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.08B	$22.08B	$16.40B
YoY Change	34.63%	34.63%	210.34%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$6.571B	$6.571B	$6.260B
Total Long-Term Assets	$22.08B	$22.08B	$16.40B
Total Assets	$28.66B	$28.66B	$22.66B
YoY Change	26.44%	26.43%	180.92%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$2.390B	$2.390B	$1.860B
YoY Change	28.48%	28.49%	103.06%
Accrued Expenses	$1.731B	$1.325B	$1.210B
YoY Change	43.08%	25.35%	186.2%
Deferred Revenue	$1.015B
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$897.0M	$897.0M	$1.150B
YoY Change	-22.0%	-22.0%	83.12%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.675B	$7.675B	$5.827B
YoY Change	31.71%	31.71%	106.9%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$9.418B	$9.418B	$5.978B
YoY Change	57.54%	57.54%	189.07%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.443B	$5.930B	$4.954B
YoY Change	-50.69%	19.7%	1257.35%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.443B	$15.35B	$10.93B
YoY Change	-77.65%	40.4%	2895.27%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.675B	$7.675B	$5.827B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.443B	$15.35B	$10.93B
Total Liabilities	$23.02B	$24.42B	$17.91B
YoY Change	28.54%	36.33%	158.2%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$4.974B		-$2.997B
YoY Change	65.96%		29.06%
Common Stock	$9.178B		$7.774B
YoY Change	18.06%		128.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$4.237B	$4.237B	$4.753B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$28.66B	$28.66B	$22.66B
YoY Change	26.44%	26.43%	180.91%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2017 Q4	2017	2016 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$675.4M	-$1.961B	-$121.3M
YoY Change	456.59%	190.61%	-62.13%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$470.0M	$769.3M	$327.0M
YoY Change	43.73%	61.18%	127.08%
Cash From Operating Activities	$510.0M	-$61.00M	-$448.0M
YoY Change	-213.84%	-50.81%	1444.83%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$906.0M	$3.415B	-$681.0M
YoY Change	33.04%	166.63%	65.69%
Acquisitions		$115.0M
YoY Change		-133.56%
Other Investing Activities	-$6.000M	-$115.0M	$421.0M
YoY Change	-101.43%	-132.03%	-14133.33%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$912.0M	-$4.196B	-$259.0M
YoY Change	252.12%	288.13%	-37.59%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$400.0M
YoY Change		-76.49%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	286.0M	4.415B	1.373B
YoY Change	-79.17%	17.92%	507.52%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	510.0M	-61.00M	-448.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-912.0M	-4.196B	-259.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	286.0M	4.415B	1.373B
Net Change In Cash	-116.0M	198.0M	666.0M
YoY Change	-117.42%	-92.18%	-405.5%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$510.0M	-$61.00M	-$448.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$906.0M	$3.415B	-$681.0M
Free Cash Flow	$1.416B	-$3.476B	$233.0M
YoY Change	507.73%	147.44%	-39.01%

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CY2016	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	1687147000
CY2016	tsla	Assumption Of Capped Call AssumptionOfCappedCall	3460000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	100531000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Warrant Issued AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued	52883000
CY2017	tsla	Reclassifications Of Temporary Equity To Equity Component Of Debt Instrument ReclassificationsOfTemporaryEquityToEquityComponentOfDebtInstrument	8714000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	1636003000
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CY2017	tsla	Common Stock Offering Price Per Share CommonStockOfferingPricePerShare	262.00
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CY2015	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	422590000
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	466760000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	197999000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	94690000
CY2015	us-gaap	Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts	78054000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	65520000
CY2015	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	44940000
CY2017	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-105770000
CY2016	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-34633000
CY2015	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-37723000
CY2017	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-52309000
CY2016	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	29183000
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CY2016	tsla	Gains Loss On Acquisition GainsLossOnAcquisition	88727000
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CY2016	tsla	Noncash Interest Income Expense And Other Operating Activities NoncashInterestIncomeExpenseAndOtherOperatingActivities	15179000
CY2015	tsla	Noncash Interest Income Expense And Other Operating Activities NoncashInterestIncomeExpenseAndOtherOperatingActivities	-20382000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	24635000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	216565000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-46267000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	178850000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	632867000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	369364000
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CY2016	tsla	Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Vehicles IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseVehicles	1832836000
CY2015	tsla	Increase Decrease In Operating Lease Vehicles IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingLeaseVehicles	1204496000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	72084000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-56806000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	29595000
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CY2016	tsla	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets And Notes Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssetsAndNotesReceivables	49353000
CY2015	tsla	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets And Notes Receivables IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssetsAndNotesReceivables	24362000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	750640000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	263345000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	468902000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	382962000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue	322203000
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue And Customer Advances And Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenueAndCustomerAdvancesAndDeposits	170027000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue And Customer Advances And Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenueAndCustomerAdvancesAndDeposits	388361000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Revenue And Customer Advances And Deposits IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenueAndCustomerAdvancesAndDeposits	36721000
CY2017	tsla	Increase Decrease In Resale Value Guarantee IncreaseDecreaseInResaleValueGuarantee	208718000
CY2016	tsla	Increase Decrease In Resale Value Guarantee IncreaseDecreaseInResaleValueGuarantee	326934000
CY2015	tsla	Increase Decrease In Resale Value Guarantee IncreaseDecreaseInResaleValueGuarantee	442295000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	132057000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	23697000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-123829000
CY2015	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-524499000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	3414814000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Marketable Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfMarketableSecurities	16667000
CY2017	tsla	Payments For Solar Energy Systems Leased And To Be Leased PaymentsForSolarEnergySystemsLeasedAndToBeLeased	666540000
CY2016	tsla	Payments For Solar Energy Systems Leased And To Be Leased PaymentsForSolarEnergySystemsLeasedAndToBeLeased	159669000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Hedge Financing Activities ProceedsFromHedgeFinancingActivities	287213000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Warrants ProceedsFromIssuanceOfWarrants	52883000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	223090000
CY2016	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	206149000
CY2015	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Restricted Cash IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash	26441000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	114523000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations	-1673551000
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CY2017	tsla	Proceeds From Convertible And Other Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleAndOtherDebt	7138055000
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CY2015	tsla	Proceeds From Convertible And Other Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleAndOtherDebt	318972000
CY2017	tsla	Repayments Of Convertible And Other Debt RepaymentsOfConvertibleAndOtherDebt	3995484000
CY2016	tsla	Repayments Of Convertible And Other Debt RepaymentsOfConvertibleAndOtherDebt	1857594000
CY2017	us-gaap	Repayments Of Related Party Debt RepaymentsOfRelatedPartyDebt	165000000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Secured Notes Payable ProceedsFromSecuredNotesPayable	511321000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Secured Notes Payable ProceedsFromSecuredNotesPayable	568745000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	259116000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	163817000
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans Including Stock Options ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions	106611000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	-103304000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	-46889000
CY2015	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	-203780000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	63111000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	20042000
CY2015	us-gaap	Payments Of Financing Costs PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	17025000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Warrants PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants	230385000
CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	789704000
CY2016	us-gaap	Proceeds From Minority Shareholders ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders	201527000
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	261844000
CY2016	us-gaap	Payments To Minority Shareholders PaymentsToMinorityShareholders	21250000
CY2017	tsla	Payments For Buy Outs Of Noncontrolling Interests In Subsidiaries PaymentsForBuyOutsOfNoncontrollingInterestsInSubsidiaries	373000
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	4414864000
CY2016	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	3743976000
CY2015	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities Continuing Operations NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations	1523523000
CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	39455000
CY2016	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-7409000
CY2015	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-34278000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	2196308000
CY2015	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	-708805000
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1196908000
CY2014Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1905713000
CY2017	tsla	Shares Issued In Connection Of Business Combination And Assumed Vested Awards SharesIssuedInConnectionOfBusinessCombinationAndAssumedVestedAwards	10528000
CY2016	tsla	Shares Issued In Connection Of Business Combination And Assumed Vested Awards SharesIssuedInConnectionOfBusinessCombinationAndAssumedVestedAwards	2145977000
CY2017	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Value Of Assets Acquired1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfAssetsAcquired1	914108000
CY2016	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Value Of Assets Acquired1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfAssetsAcquired1	663771000
CY2015	us-gaap	Noncash Or Part Noncash Acquisition Value Of Assets Acquired1 NoncashOrPartNoncashAcquisitionValueOfAssetsAcquired1	267334000
CY2017	tsla	Non Cash Estimated Fair Market Value Of Manufacturing Facility NonCashEstimatedFairMarketValueOfManufacturingFacility	313483000
CY2016	tsla	Non Cash Estimated Fair Market Value Of Manufacturing Facility NonCashEstimatedFairMarketValueOfManufacturingFacility	307879000
CY2015	tsla	Non Cash Estimated Fair Market Value Of Manufacturing Facility NonCashEstimatedFairMarketValueOfManufacturingFacility	174749000
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	182571000
CY2016	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	38693000
CY2015	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	32060000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	65695000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	16385000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	9461000
CY2017	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Note 1 – Overview</p> <p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:5.24%;">Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on July 1, 2003. We design, develop, manufacture and sell high-performance fully electric vehicles and design, manufacture, install and sell solar energy generation and energy storage products. Our Chief Executive Officer, as the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), organizes the Company, manages resource allocations and measures performance among two operating segments: (i) automotive and (ii) energy generation and storage.</p></div>
CY2017	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div> <p style="margin-top:13pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Reclassifications</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:5.24%;">Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes.</p></div>
CY2017	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:13pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Use of Estimates</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:5.24%;">The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures in the accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, determining the selling price of products and services in multiple element revenue arrangements and determining the amortization period of these elements, the collectability of accounts receivable, inventory valuation, fair value of long-lived assets, fair value of financial instruments, residual value of operating lease vehicles, depreciable lives of property and equipment and solar energy systems, fair value and residual value of solar energy systems subject to leases, warranty liabilities, income taxes, contingencies, the accrued liability for solar energy system performance guarantees, determining lease pass-through financing obligations, the discount rates used to determine the fair value of investment tax credits, the valuation of build-to-suit lease assets, fair value of interest rate swaps and inputs used to value stock-based compensation. In addition, estimates and assumptions are used for the accounting for business combinations, including the fair values and useful lives of acquired assets, assumed liabilities and noncontrolling interests. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</p></div>
CY2017	us-gaap	Concentration Risk Credit Risk ConcentrationRiskCreditRisk	<div> <p style="margin-top:13pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Concentration of Risk</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:5.24%;">Credit Risk</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;text-indent:5.24%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and interest rate swaps. Our cash balances are primarily invested in money market funds or on deposit at high credit quality financial institutions in the U.S. At times, these deposits may be in excess of insured limits. As of December 31, 2017, no entity represented 10% or more of our total accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2016, one entity represented approximately 10% of our total accounts receivable balance. The risk of concentration for our interest rate swaps is mitigated by transacting with several highly-rated multinational banks.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:13pt;text-indent:5.24%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Supply Risk</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:4pt;text-indent:5.24%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We are dependent on our suppliers, the majority of which are single source suppliers, and the inability of these suppliers to deliver necessary components of our products in a timely manner at prices, quality levels and volumes acceptable to us, or our inability to efficiently manage these components from these suppliers, could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.</p></div>
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Deferred Revenue RevenueRecognitionDeferredRevenue	<div> <p style="margin-top:13pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Deferred Investment Tax Credit Revenue</p> <p style="margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:5.24%;">We have solar energy systems that are eligible for investment tax credits (“ITCs”) that accrue to eligible property under the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). Under Section 50(d)(5) of the IRC and the related regulations, a lessor of qualifying property may elect to treat the lessee as the owner of such property for the purposes of claiming the ITCs associated with such property. These regulations enable the ITCs to be separated from the ownership of the property and allow the transfer of the ITCs. Under our lease pass-through fund arrangements, we can make a tax election to pass-through the ITCs to the investors, who are the legal lessee of the property. Therefore, we are able to monetize these ITCs to the investors who can utilize them in return for cash payments. We consider the monetization of ITCs to constitute one of the key elements of realizing the value associated with solar energy systems. Consequently, we consider the proceeds from the monetization of ITCs to be a component of revenue generated from solar energy systems.</p> <p style="margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:5.24%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In accordance with the relevant FASB guidance, we recognize revenue from the monetization of ITCs when (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (2) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (3) the sales price is fixed or determinable and (4) collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured. An ITC is subject to recapture under the IRC if the underlying solar energy system either ceases to be a qualifying property or undergoes a change in ownership within five years of its placed-in-service date; the recapture amount decreases on each anniversary of the placed-in-service date. Since we have an obligation to ensure that the solar energy system is in-service and operational for a term of five years in order to avoid any recapture of the ITC, we recognize revenue as the recapture amount decreases, assuming the other revenue recognition criteria above have been met. As a result, the monetized ITC is initially recorded as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets, and subsequently, one-fifth of the monetized ITC is recognized as energy generation and storage revenue on the consolidated statement of operations on each anniversary of the solar energy system’s placed-in-service date over five years.</p> <p style="margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:5.24%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">We indemnify the investors for any recapture of ITCs due to our non-compliance. We have concluded that the likelihood of a recapture event is remote, and consequently, we have not recognized a liability for this indemnification on the consolidated balance sheets.</p></div>
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CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	180754000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Payments StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	52760000
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CY2016Q4	tsla	Financing Obligation Noncurrent FinancingObligationNoncurrent	84360000
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CY2016Q4	tsla	Liability For Receipts From Investor LiabilityForReceiptsFromInvestor	76828000
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CY2016Q4	tsla	Other Liabilities Miscellaneous Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesMiscellaneousNoncurrent	220144000
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Customer Advances Current CustomerAdvancesCurrent	663900000
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CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	71000000
CY2016	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	51700000
CY2015	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Employee Stock Purchase Plan StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueEmployeeStockPurchasePlan	37500000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-130718000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-415694000
CY2017	tsla	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest And Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAndRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	-279178000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	-517498000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	-459930000
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CY2015	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	10342000
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	35192000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	1575952000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	648652000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Research DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch	306808000
CY2016	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	54530000
CY2015	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	10867000
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CY2016	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-27832000
CY2015	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2172000
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-3646000
CY2016	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-27832000
CY2015	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2172000
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsOther	106530000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income DeferredTaxAssetsDeferredIncome	200531000
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Inventory DeferredTaxAssetsInventory	95570000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	96916000
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Investments DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments	237759000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	23336000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Other DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsOther	67769000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	2423669000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross DeferredTaxAssetsGross	1754168000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	1843713000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	1022705000
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	731463000
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CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	18734000
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CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Derivatives DeferredTaxLiabilitiesDerivatives	22033000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	556347000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Liabilities DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities	705781000
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	23609000
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	25682000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-773162000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-261222000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-306470000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	2029000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	568000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	525000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	30138000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	26547000
CY2015	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	16711000
CY2017	us-gaap	Excess Tax Benefit From Share Based Compensation Financing Activities ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities	1013196000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	364699000
CY2016	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	206470000
CY2017	tsla	Income Tax Reconciliation Bargain In Purchase Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationBargainInPurchaseGain	-20211000
CY2016	tsla	Income Tax Reconciliation Bargain In Purchase Gain IncomeTaxReconciliationBargainInPurchaseGain	31055000
CY2016	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Net OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	116800000
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	3178000
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