Ameresco, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Details)

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue recognized over time	95.00%	93.00%	94.00%	91.00%
Contract with customer, liability, noncurrent	$ 4,982,000		$ 4,982,000		$ 5,560,000
Contract with customer, asset, reclassified to receivable			464,712,000	$ 282,568,000
Contract with customer, asset, revenue recognized			434,709,000	317,088,000
Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized			85,356,000	92,685,000
Contract with customer, liability, billings			86,203,000	92,427,000
Revenue, remaining performance obligation	$ 2,154,526,000		$ 2,154,526,000
Revenue, remaining performance obligation, percentage	31.00%		31.00%
Capitalized contract cost, gross	$ 1,735,000		$ 1,735,000		1,735,000
Capitalized project development costs, noncurrent	1,228,000		1,228,000		$ 1,080,000
Capitalized contract cost, project development costs	$ 3,611,000	$ 2,048,000	9,546,000	13,081,000
Capitalized contract cost, impairment loss			$ 0	$ 0
Minimum
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Contract receivable retainage percentage	5.00%		5.00%
Maximum
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Contract receivable retainage percentage	10.00%		10.00%

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