Long-term Debt - Schedule of Outstanding Non-Recourse Asset-Backed Debt and Bank Loans (Footnotes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Collateral Pledged [Member] | ||
| Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items] | ||
| Restricted cash | $ 41 | $ 35 |
| Asset-Backed Non-recourse Debt [Member] | ||
| Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items] | ||
| Total collateral pledged against our nonrecourse debt | $ 887 | $ 1,105 |
| HASI SYB Loan Agreement 2015-2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Asset-Backed Non-recourse Debt [Member] | ||
| Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items] | ||
| Derivative rate | 2.55% |
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