Committed Lines of Credit - Schedule of Balances Outstanding and Interest Rates of Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 30, 2014
Avista Utilities [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000.0	$ 400,000,000.0

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant