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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Cover Page
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Details)

v3.20.2

Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum unencumbered assets percentage of unsecured debt	120.00%		120.00%
Total interest expense	$ 26,085,000	$ 16,561,000	$ 65,884,000	$ 46,861,000
Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	1,275,000,000		1,275,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Senior unsecured notes \| Senior unsecured notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 375,000,000		$ 375,000,000
Interest rate	3.75%		3.75%
Amount issued, percent of par					99.00%
Senior unsecured notes \| 2024 notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate	5.25%		5.25%
Total interest expense	$ 14,000,000	5,000,000	$ 33,000,000	5,000,000
Convertible senior notes \| Convertible notes 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	$ 144,000,000		$ 144,000,000
Interest rate	0.00%		0.00%
Principal amount outstanding	$ 294,000,000		$ 294,000,000
Convertible senior notes \| 4.125% Convertible senior notes due september 1, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal	294,000,000		294,000,000			$ 150,000,000
Total interest expense	$ 2,000,000	$ 6,000,000	$ 2,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Redemption price, percentage			100.00%

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