Hannon Armstrong 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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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Equity - Summary of Dividends Declared by Board of Directors (Detail)

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Equity - Summary of Dividends Declared by Board of Directors (Detail) - $ / shares							6 Months Ended
	Jul. 09, 2015	Apr. 09, 2015	Jan. 09, 2015	Oct. 09, 2014	Jul. 10, 2014	Apr. 09, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015
03/27/14 Record Date [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announced Date							Mar. 13, 2014
Record Date							Mar. 27, 2014
Pay Date							Apr. 09, 2014
Amount per share						$ 0.22
06/27/14 Record Date [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announced Date							Jun. 17, 2014
Record Date							Jun. 27, 2014
Pay Date							Jul. 10, 2014
Amount per share					$ 0.22
9/26/2014 Record Date [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announced Date							Sep. 16, 2014
Record Date							Sep. 26, 2014
Pay Date							Oct. 09, 2014
Amount per share				$ 0.22
12/19/14 Record Date [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announced Date							Dec. 08, 2014
Record Date							Dec. 19, 2014
Pay Date							Jan. 09, 2015
Amount per share			$ 0.26
3/30/15 Record Date [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announced Date							Mar. 17, 2015
Record Date							Mar. 30, 2015
Pay Date							Apr. 09, 2015
Amount per share		$ 0.26
6/30/15 Record Date [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Announced Date							Jun. 16, 2015
Record Date							Jun. 30, 2015
Pay Date							Jul. 09, 2015
6/30/15 Record Date [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Amount per share	$ 0.26

- Definition

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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