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Shareholders' equity - Accumulated other comprehensive income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 2,066,753 | $ 1,927,640
Current period other comprehensive income | 985 | 8,800
Ending Balance | 2,065,588 | 1,942,179
AOCI |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | (33,129) | (26,262)
Current period other comprehensive income | 985 | 8,800
Ending Balance | (32,144) | (17,462)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | (7,931) | (1,872)
Current period other comprehensive income | 223 | 7,428
Ending Balance | (7,708) | 5,556
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | (454) | (54)
Current period other comprehensive income | 454 | 1,056
Ending Balance | 0 | 1,002
Retirement benefit plans |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | (24,744) | (24,336)
Current period other comprehensive income | 308 | 316
Ending Balance | (24,436) | (24,020)
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | 1,799,787 | 1,728,325
Current period other comprehensive income | 459 | 1,016
Ending Balance | 1,799,769 | 1,731,304
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | AOCI |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | (322) | 925
Current period other comprehensive income | 459 | 1,016
Ending Balance | 137 | 1,941
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | Unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | (454) | 0
Current period other comprehensive income | 454 | 1,002
Ending Balance | 0 | 1,002
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | Retirement benefit plans |  |
Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |
Beginning Balance | 132 | 925
Current period other comprehensive income | 5 | 14
Ending Balance | $ 137 | $ 939

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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(30)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.E) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27010918&loc=d3e74512-122707 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(31)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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