HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 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

Nonrecourse Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

v3.7.0.1

Nonrecourse Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 789,827,000	$ 692,091,000	$ 789,827,000
Ineffectiveness recorded on designated hedges	0	0
SunPower Corporation [Member] \| Residential Solar Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance	$ 5,000,000		5,000,000
Payment of principal and interest on loan			$ 1,000,000
HASI Sustainable Yield Bond 2015-1B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Interest Rate	5.41%		5.41%
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Maturity Date			2034-10
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Debt Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding Balance	$ 790,000,000	$ 692,000,000	$ 790,000,000
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Debt Agreement [Member] \| HASI Sustainable Yield Bond 2015-1A ("HASI SYB") [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 101,000,000		$ 101,000,000
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Interest Rate	4.28%		4.28%
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Maturity Date			2034-10
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Debt Agreement [Member] \| HASI Sustainable Yield Bond 2015-1B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Aggregate Principal Amount	$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000	$ 14,000,000
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Interest Rate	5.00%		5.00%
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Debt, Maturity Date			2034-10
Outstanding Balance	$ 14,000,000		$ 14,000,000

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