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Share-based compensation Stock Appreciation Rights (Details) (Stock appreciation rights (SARs), USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation, Stock Appreciation Rights [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Outstanding, beginning of period (in shares) | 164,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber | 164,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber | 282,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 26.12 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.12 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.14 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Granted (in shares) | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.00 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue | $ 0.00 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue | $ 0.00 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Exercised (in shares) | (22,000)he_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAwardOtherThanOptionsExercised | 0 he_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAwardOtherThanOptionsExercised | (114,000)he_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesAwardOtherThanOptionsExercised
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ 26.18 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 0.00 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.17 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Forfeited (in shares) | (62,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod | 0 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ 26.02 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue | $ 0.00 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue | $ 0.00 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Expired (in shares) | 0 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExpirationsInPeriod | 0 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExpirationsInPeriod | (4,000)he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExpirationsInPeriod
Expired (in dollars per share) | $ 0.00 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExpiredInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 0.00 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExpiredInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.18 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExpiredInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Outstanding, end of period (in shares) | 80,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber | 164,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber | 164,000 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) | $ 26.18 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.12 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.12 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Exercisable (in shares) | 80,000 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionExercisableNumber | 164,000 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionExercisableNumber | 164,000 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionExercisableNumber
Exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 26.18 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.12 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice | $ 26.12 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Intrinsic value of shares exercised | $ 29 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExercisesInPeriodIntrinsicValue | $ 0 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExercisesInPeriodIntrinsicValue | $ 197 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsExercisesInPeriodIntrinsicValue
Tax benefit realized for the deduction of exercises | $ 11 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStocks | $ 0 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStocks | $ 77 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStocks
2005 |  |  |
Share-based Compensation, Stock Appreciation Rights [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Number of shares underlying SARs | 80,000 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsOutstandingAndExercisableNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember / he_YearOfGrantAxis = he_Grantin2005Member |  |
Weighted-average remaining contractual life | 3 months 18 days |  |
Weighted-average exercise price of shares outstanding and exercisable (in dollars per share) | $ 26.18 he_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOtherThanOptionsExercisePriceRangeExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember / he_YearOfGrantAxis = he_Grantin2005Member |  |

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- Definition The decrease in the number of shares that could be issued attributable to the lapse of rights to exercise previously issued awards other than stock options under the terms of the award agreements under the plan during the reporting period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The weighted average price at which grantees could have exercised with respect to awards that were terminated during the reporting period due to noncompliance with plan terms during the reporting period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of shares under the Stock Appreciation Rights plan that validly exist and are outstanding and exercisable for which the share appreciation payment is calculated upon exercise. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Weighted average fair value as of the grant date of equity-based award plans other than stock (unit) option plans that were not exercised or put into effect as a result of the occurrence of a terminating event. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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