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Discontinued Operations Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Allowance for Doubtful Accounts   $ 410,000ava_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAllowanceforDoubtfulAccounts
Business Disposition Contract Sales Price 335,000,000ava_BusinessDispositionContractSalesPrice  
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses 143,460,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses  
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax 69,700,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax  
Discontinued Operation Transaction Expenses 11,000,000ava_DiscontinuedOperationTransactionExpenses  
Transaction Expenses Withheld from Sales Proceeds 5,390,000ava_TransactionExpensesWithheldfromSalesProceeds  
Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Accumulated Amortization   42,266,000ava_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccumulatedAmortization
Indemnification Agreement [Member]    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Escrow Receivable 16,800,000ava_EscrowReceivable
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Escrow Percentage of Contract Price 5.00%ava_EscrowPercentageofContractPrice
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Working Capital Escrow Adjustment [Member]    
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]    
Escrow Receivable $ 1,000,000ava_EscrowReceivable
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