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

Equity - Additional Information (Detail)

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Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - 2013 Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Restricted Common Stock [Member] \| Employees and Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares awarded	196,517
Restricted common shares vesting years	Vest in 2015 to 2019
Restricted Common Stock [Member] \| Certain Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares awarded	390,131
Restricted Incentive [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation expense	$ 11	$ 5	$ 7
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 9
Weighted-average term in which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized	2 years
Assumed forfeiture rate for calculation of equity-based compensation expense	5.00%

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