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

Our Portfolio - Summary of Anticipated Maturity Dates of Financing Receivables and Investments and Weighted Average Yield (Detail)

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Our Portfolio - Summary of Anticipated Maturity Dates of Financing Receivables and Investments and Weighted Average Yield (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Receivables [Abstract]
Financing Receivables, maturities total	$ 1,042
Financing Receivables, maturities in less than 1 year	1
Financing Receivables, maturities in 1-5 years	39
Financing Receivables, maturities in 5-10 years	88
Financing Receivables,maturities in more than 10 years	$ 914
Financing Receivables, weighted average yield total	5.00%
Financing Receivables, weighted average yield in less than 1 year	5.00%
Financing Receivables, weighted average yield in 1-5 years	7.00%
Financing Receivables, weighted average yield in 5-10 years	5.00%
Financing Receivables, weighted average yield in more than 10 years	5.00%
Investments, maturities total	$ 58
Investments, maturities in less than 1 year	0
Investments, maturities in 1-5 years	0
Investments, maturities in 5-10 years	1
Investments, maturities in more than 10 years	$ 57
Investments, weighted average yield total	4.00%
Investments, weighted average yield in less than 1 year	0.00%
Investments, weighted average yield in 1-5 years	0.00%
Investments, weighted average yield in 5-10 years	5.00%
Investments, weighted average yield in more than 10 years	4.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(h))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

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