Long-term debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt

December 31	2014		2013
(dollars in thousands)
Long-term debt of Utilities 1	$	1,206,546	$	1,217,945
HEI term loan LIBOR + .90%, due 2016	125,000		—
HEI medium-term note 6.51%, paid 2014	—		100,000
HEI senior note 4.41%, due 2016	75,000		75,000
HEI senior note 5.67%, due 2021	50,000		50,000
HEI senior note 3.99%, due 2023	50,000		50,000
	$	1,506,546	$	1,492,945

¹ See components of “Total long-term debt” and unamortized discount in Hawaiian Electric and subsidiaries’ Consolidated Statements of Capitalization.