DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Description of Business Enphase Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) delivers simple, innovative and reliable energy management solutions that advance the worldwide potential of renewable energy. Our semiconductor-based microinverter system converts direct current (DC) electricity to alternating current (AC) electricity at the individual solar module level, and brings a system-based, high technology approach to solar energy generation leveraging our design expertise across power electronics, semiconductors, networking, and cloud-based software technologies. Since inception, the Company has shipped more than 14 million microinverters, representing over 3 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity, and more than 620,000 Enphase residential and commercial systems have been deployed in over 100 countries. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S, or GAAP. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company disclosed in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 that certain conditions led it to conclude that substantial doubt existed as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company believes that the same or similar conditions continue to exist and that substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of this filing also continues to exist. The accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are presented on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company has taken actions and intends to take further actions to improve its liquidity, including raising funds in the capital markets. In 2016, the Company completed a public offering of its common stock. The Company sold approximately 15 million shares and realized net proceeds of approximately $16.2 million . In December of 2016, the Company entered into an At The Market Issuance Sales Agreement (ATM) under which it may sell shares of common stock up to a gross aggregate offering price of $17.0 million . The Company realized the full gross proceeds of $17.0 million from common stock sold under the ATM during the three months ended March 31, 2017. In January 2017, the Company completed a private placement of securities that resulted in gross proceeds of $10.0 million . In July 2016, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) with lenders that are affiliates of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (collectively “TCP”). Under the agreement, the lenders committed to advance a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million with a maturity date of July 1, 2020. The Company drew down the $25.0 million term loan commitment at closing. In February 2017, the Company amended its loan and security agreement with TCP to provide an additional $25 million in principal. The Company simultaneously terminated its revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and the combined principal and interest balance of $10.3 million was fully repaid. The amended loan has the same July 1, 2020 maturity date as the original TCP loan, both of which are interest only until February 2018. See Note 7, “Debt” for further information. The Company launched its next generation microinverter, the Enphase Home Energy Solution with IQ, in March 2017. This product is a major milestone in the Company’s product cost reduction initiative. The Company also introduced its AC Battery storage system in Australia in the third quarter of 2016 and in the U.S. and Europe in the fourth quarter of 2016. Actions the Company has taken to reduce its operating expenses include a reduction in its global workforce in the third quarter of 2016 and a second reduction in January 2017. The Company has eliminated certain projects that did not have a near-term return on investment, consolidated office space at its headquarters, divested its services business and engaged a management consulting firm to help it improve operational efficiencies. The Company expects the cumulative impact of these actions to decrease its ongoing annualized operating expenses by approximately $40 million as compared to pre-restructuring annualized operating expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company achieved a combined $9.0 million in savings for research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses over the same period in 2016, which was partially offset by increased restructuring charges of $7.2 million . Unaudited Interim Financial Information These accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial reporting. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, considered necessary to present fairly the Company's financial condition, results of operations, comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the interim periods indicated. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. Certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2017 , as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 . Reference is made to the disclosures therein for a summary of all of the Company’s significant accounting policies. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the financial statements include revenue recognition, inventory valuation and accrued warranty obligations. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the financial statements; therefore, actual results could differ materially from management’s estimates using different assumptions or under different conditions. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which requires most entities to measure most inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value ("NRV"). This simplifies the evaluation from the current method of lower of cost or market, where market is based on one of three measures (i.e. replacement cost, net realizable value, or net realizable value less a normal profit margin). ASU 2015-11 does not apply to inventories measured under the last-in, first-out method or the retail inventory method, and defines NRV as the “estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation.” ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting,” which will simplify the income tax consequences, accounting for forfeitures and classification on the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The updated standard’s core principle is that revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard generally requires an entity to identify performance obligations in its contracts, estimate the amount of variable consideration to be received in the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to each separate performance obligation, and recognize revenue as obligations are satisfied. In addition, the updated standard requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In 2015, the FASB issued guidance to defer the effective date to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption for fiscal years beginning December 15, 2016. The guidance permits the use of either a retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net),” which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2014-09 and has the same effective date as the original standard. During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing”; ASU 2016-11, “Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting”; and ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients.” These amendments are intended to improve and clarify the implementation guidance of ASU 2014-09 and have the same effective date as the original standard. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” which amends certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. Changes to the current guidance include the accounting for equity investments, the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments, and the assessment of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to available-for-sale securities. In addition, ASU 2016-01 establishes an incremental recognition and disclosure requirement related to the presentation of fair value changes of financial liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected. Under this guidance, an entity would be required to separately present in other comprehensive income the portion of the total fair value change attributable to instrument-specific credit risk as opposed to reflecting the entire amount in earnings. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and upon adoption, an entity should apply the amendments by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other comprehensive income. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements. |