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Pension Plans And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Investment Allocation Percentages By Asset Classes) (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Securities [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target investment allocation 27.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
47.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesMember
Debt Securities [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target investment allocation 58.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
31.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Real Estate [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target investment allocation 6.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
6.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
Absolute Return [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target investment allocation 9.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ava_AbsoluteReturnMember
12.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ava_AbsoluteReturnMember
Other Return [Member]    
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]    
Target investment allocation 0.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ava_OtherReturnMember
4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanByPlanAssetCategoriesAxis
= ava_OtherReturnMember