Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Securitization of Receivables - Additional Information (Detail)

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Securitization of Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Managed receivables	$ 3,900,000,000	$ 3,200,000,000
Securitization credit losses	0	0	$ 0
Asset-backed Securities, Securitized Loans and Receivables [Member]
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Managed receivables	$ 2,300,000,000	$ 1,800,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Discount rates to determine fair market value of underlying assets	4.00%
Maximum [Member]
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Annual servicing fees	0.20%
Discount rates to determine fair market value of underlying assets	7.00%

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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