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Fair value measurements Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Estimated fair value
Fair value measurements on a recurring and nonrecurring basis
Loans	$ 4,578,822,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	$ 4,211,290,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Level 3 | Estimated fair value
Fair value measurements on a recurring and nonrecurring basis
Loans	4,578,822,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember	4,211,290,000us-gaap_LoansReceivableFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember
Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis | Estimated fair value
Fair value measurements on a recurring and nonrecurring basis
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Tax credit investments	9,000,000he_TaxCreditInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementBasisAxis = us-gaap_EstimateOfFairValueFairValueDisclosureMember / us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis = us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsNonrecurringMember
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Fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis | Level 3
Fair value measurements on a recurring and nonrecurring basis
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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 310

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-Glossary Loan

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