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Nonrecourse Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Nonrecourse Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement $ 208,246,000us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt $ 100,081,000us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt  
Cost on issuance of Notes 10,800,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts    
Strong Upwind Holdings LLC [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Ownership percentage     50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hasi_StrongUpwindHoldingsLlcMember
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Notes [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement   100,000,000us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
 
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement, interest rate   2.79%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
 
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement, maturity period 2019-12    
Outstanding Notes 91,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
100,100,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
 
Amount of financing receivables pledged for Asset-Backed Notes 103,900,000us-gaap_PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivables
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
109,500,000us-gaap_PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivables
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
 
Anticipated debt balance at maturity   57,000,000hasi_DebtPrincipalAmountDueUponMaturity
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
 
Prepayment penalty, maturity date 2018-12    
Make whole payment discount rate   0.50%hasi_DebtInstrumentMakeWholePaymentDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseNotesMember
 
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Loan Agreement [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement     115,000,000us-gaap_NonRecourseDebt
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement, interest rate     5.74%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Nonrecourse Asset-Backed Loan Agreement, maturity period 2021-09    
Percentage of minimum principal payment amount Minimum principal payment amount equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the principal amount of the loan plus additional principal payments based on available cash flow and a target debt balance.    
Repayment of remaining debt balance in 2021     20,200,000hasi_ExpectedRemainingDebtAtMaturityDate
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Default interest rate on debt in an event of default     7.74%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Cost on issuance of Notes     1,700,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Loan Agreement [Member] | Ha Wind LLC [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Ownership percentage     100.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hasi_HaWindMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Asset-Backed Nonrecourse Loan Agreement [Member] | Strong Upwind Holdings LLC [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Ownership percentage     50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hasi_StrongUpwindHoldingsLlcMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_AssetBackedNonRecourseLoanMember
Other Nonrecourse Debt [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Amount of financing receivables pledged for Asset-Backed Notes $ 108,400,000us-gaap_PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivables
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_OtherNonRecourseDebtMember
$ 156,400,000us-gaap_PledgedAssetsNotSeparatelyReportedFinanceReceivables
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= hasi_OtherNonRecourseDebtMember