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Segmented information - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 business_unit segment country
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Number of business units | business_unit | 2
Number of Reportable Segments | segment | 2
Number of countries in which entity operates | country | 2

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- Definition Number of Business Units + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | aqunf_NumberofBusinessUnits
Namespace Prefix: | aqunf_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Definition The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfCountriesInWhichEntityOperates
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_SegmentReportingAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration