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Accounting For Income Taxes (Schedule Of Recovery Of Deferred Income Tax Liabilities) (Details) (Imported) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Income Tax Related Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liabilities $ 333,628us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilities $ 354,281us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilities
Regulatory assets for deferred income taxes 100,412us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsRegulatoryAssetsAndLiabilities 71,421us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsRegulatoryAssetsAndLiabilities
Income Tax Related Liabilities [Member]    
Schedule of Income Tax Related Regulatory Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]    
Regulatory Liabilities $ 14,534us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilities
/ us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilityAxis
= ava_IncomeTaxRelatedLiabilitiesMember
$ 9,203us-gaap_RegulatoryLiabilities
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= ava_IncomeTaxRelatedLiabilitiesMember