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Business Acquisitions Business Acquisitions Contract Price and Fair Value of Consideration Transferred (Details) (Alaska Energy Resources Company [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2014
Jul. 01, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jul. 01, 2014
Alaska Energy Resources Company [Member]
       
Business Acquisition [Line Items]        
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable   $ 700us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  $ 700us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesAccountsPayable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Acquisition Contract Price   170,000ava_BusinessAcquisitionContractPrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  170,000ava_BusinessAcquisitionContractPrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents   19,704us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  19,704us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCashAndEquivalents
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Acquisition Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed Current and Long-Term Debt   (38,832)ava_BusinessAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentandLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  (38,832)ava_BusinessAcquisitionRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredandLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentandLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Acquisition Contract Price Closing Adjustments   (58)ava_BusinessAcquisitionContractPriceClosingAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  (58)ava_BusinessAcquisitionContractPriceClosingAdjustments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Acquisition Adjusted Contract Price   150,814ava_BusinessAcquisitionAdjustedContractPrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  150,814ava_BusinessAcquisitionAdjustedContractPrice
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable 44us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
150,075us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
   
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     4,697us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
 
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred     154,816us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
 
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Long-term Debt   3,773us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  3,773us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other   2,902us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  2,902us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities   7,375us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  7,375us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCurrentLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt   37,227us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  37,227us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesLongTermDebt
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Capital Lease Obligation   68,840us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCapitalLeaseObligation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  68,840us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedCapitalLeaseObligation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other   15,193us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  15,193us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNoncurrentLiabilitiesOther
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities   128,635us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  128,635us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLiabilities
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net   $ 154,816us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember
  $ 154,816us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= ava_AlaskaEnergyResourcesCompanyMember