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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Equity - Summary of Unvested Shares of Restricted Common Stock (Detail)

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Equity - Summary of Unvested Shares of Restricted Common Stock (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restricted Incentive [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units	1,181,672	1,248,069
Granted, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units	448,782	661,055
Vested, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units	79,211	716,264
Forfeited, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units		11,188
Ending Balance, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units	1,551,243	1,181,672
Beginning Balance, Weighted Average Share Price	$ 17.76	$ 15.16
Granted, Weighted Average Share Price	19.02	18.62
Vested, Weighted Average Share Price	16.94	14.03
Forfeited, Weighted Average Share Price		17.25
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Share Price	$ 18.17	$ 17.76
Beginning Balance, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock	$ 21.0	$ 18.9
Granted, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock	8.5	12.3
Vested, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock	(1.3)	(10.0)
Forfeited, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock		(0.2)
Ending Balance, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock	$ 28.2	$ 21.0
Restricted stock and restricted stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units	253,200
Ending Balance, Restricted Shares of Common Stock/Units	253,200
Granted, Weighted Average Share Price	$ 18.99
Ending Balance, Weighted Average Share Price	$ 18.99
Granted, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock	$ 4.8
Ending Balance, Fair Value of Restricted Shares of Common Stock	$ 4.8

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