Source document: sunpower-corporation_2019

Question: What does the company's equity investments consist of?
Facts: Consist of equity investments with readily determinable fair value, investments without readily determinable fair value, equity investments accounted for using the fair value option, and equity method investments.
Answer: Consist of equity investments with readily determinable fair value, investments without readily determinable fair value, equity investments accounted for using the fair value option, and equity method investments.

Question: What is the share of earnings from equity investments accounted for under the equity method reflected as?
Facts: ‘‘Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees’’ in our consolidated statements of operations
Answer: ‘‘Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees’’ in our consolidated statements of operations

Question: In which years is equity investments recorded for?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018

Question: Which year is the total equity investment with fair value option higher?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 17,500 > 8,831
Answer: 2019

Question: What was the change in total equity method investments from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 26,658; 34,828
Derivation: 26,658 - 34,828 
Answer: -8170 thousand

Question: What was the percentage change in total equity investments from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 226,602; 88,694
Derivation: ($226,602 - $88,694)/$88,694 
Answer: 155.49 percent

Question: What would be the result if unrecognized tax benefits in 2019 and 2018 become recognized?
Facts: Would result in a reduction of our effective tax rate
Answer: Would result in a reduction of our effective tax rate

Question: What events would cause a change in unrecognized tax benefits?
Facts: Commencement, continuation or completion of examinations of our tax returns by the U.S. or foreign taxing authorities; expiration of statutes of limitation on our tax returns
Answer: Commencement, continuation or completion of examinations of our tax returns by the U.S. or foreign taxing authorities; expiration of statutes of limitation on our tax returns

Question: What is the Balance, beginning of year for 2019?
Facts: 103,884
Answer: 103,884 thousand

Question: Which year was the balance in the beginning of the year the highest?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: $105,959 > $103,884 > $82,253
Answer: 2018

Question: What was the change in long term liability from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 16.8; 20.1
Derivation: 20.1 million - 16.8 million 
Answer: 3.3 million

Question: What was the percentage change of the balance at the end of the period from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 103,884; 106,941
Derivation: ($106,941 - $103,884)/$103,884 
Answer: 2.94 percent

Question: How was the basic net income (loss) per share calculated?
Facts: By dividing earnings allocated to common stockholders by the basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
Answer: By dividing earnings allocated to common stockholders by the basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

Question: What does potentially dilutive securities consist of?
Facts: Stock options, restricted stock units, and the outstanding senior convertible debentures.
Answer: Stock options, restricted stock units, and the outstanding senior convertible debentures.

Question: In which years was the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to stockholders recorded for?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: In which year is the dilutive net income  per share the highest?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: $ 0.15 > $ (5.76) > $ (6.67)
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in dilutive weighted-average common shares from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 140,825; 147,525
Derivation: 147,525 - 140,825 
Answer: 6700 thousand

Question: What is the percentage change in dilutive weighted-average common shares from 2017 to 2019?
Facts: 139,370; 147,525
Derivation: (147,525 - 139,370)/139,370 
Answer: 5.85 percent

Question: What are the components of the sources and uses of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents?
Facts: Financing activities; Investing activities; Operating activities
Answer: Operating activities; Investing activities; Financing activities

Question: What was the net cash provided by investing activities in 2017?
Facts: (293,084)
Answer: (293,084)

Question: What was the reason for the title of certain accounts receivable balances being transferred to third-party vendors?
Facts: Factoring arrangements with two separate third-party factor agencies related to our accounts receivable from customers in Europe
Answer: Factoring arrangements with two separate third-party factor agencies related to our accounts receivable from customers in Europe

Question: Which year was the net cash used in operating activities the highest?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: $(267,412) > $(270,413) > $(543,389)
Answer: 2018

Question: What was the change in net cash provided by investing activities from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 21,366; 274,900
Derivation: $21,366 - $274,900 
Answer: -253534 thousand

Question: What is the percentage change of net cash provided by financing activities from 2017 to 2018?
Facts: 589,932; 85,847
Derivation: ($85,847 - $589,932)/$589,932 
Answer: -85.45 percent

Question: What are the components of the fees incurred?
Facts: All Other Fees; Audit Fees; Audit-Related Fees; Tax Fees
Answer: Audit Fees; Audit-Related Fees; Tax Fees; All Other Fees

Question: What are the other fees for in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: For access to technical accounting services.
Answer: For access to technical accounting services.

Question: What are the tax fees used for?
Facts: For tax compliance and consulting services.
Answer: For tax compliance and consulting services.

Question: Which year was the tax fees higher?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 2,346,879 > 1,440,168
Answer: 2019

Question: What was the change in audit fees?
Facts: 5,024,093; 5,859,755
Derivation: 5,024,093-5,859,755 
Answer: -835662

Question: What was the percentage change in total fees from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 10,560,664; 7,448,544
Derivation: ( 10,560,664 - 7,448,544 )/ 7,448,544 
Answer: 41.78 percent

Question: In which years was the income taxes recorded for?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What was the income tax provision on equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated investees in 2019?
Facts: $26.0 million
Answer: $26.0 million

Question: What was the state deferred tax (expense) benefit in 2017?
Facts: 1,450
Answer: 1,450 thousand

Question: Which year was the total current tax benefit the highest?
Facts: 2017
Derivation: 1,317 > (5,808) > (25,286)
Answer: 2017

Question: What was the change in federal deferred tax  benefit from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 0; 100
Derivation: -100 - 0 
Answer: -100 thousand

Question: What was the percentage change in Total deferred tax benefit  from 2017 to 2018?
Facts: 2,627; 4,798
Derivation: (4,798- 2,627)/ 2,627  
Answer: 82.64 percent

Question: In what situation is warranty accounted as an assurance-type warranty?
Facts: Customers do not purchase a warranty separately
Answer: Customers do not purchase a warranty separately

Question: What does an assurance-type warranty provide?
Facts: Provides customers with assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications
Answer: Provides customers with assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications

Question: Which year has the highest balance at the end of the period?
Facts: 2017
Derivation: $181,303 > $172,266 > $138,445
Answer: 2017

Question: What is the percentage change in accruals for warranties issued from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 27,717; 31,628
Derivation: (27,717 - 31,628)/31,628 
Answer: -12.37 percent

Question: In which years is accrued warranty activities recorded for? 
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What would be the change in balance at the beginning of the period from 2017 to 2018?
Facts: 161,209; 181,303
Derivation: $181,303 - $161,209 
Answer: 20094 thousand