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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Long-Term Debt - Term Loan (Details)

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Long-Term Debt - Term Loan (Details) - Term Loan	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) bank	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 4,767,000
Weighted average interest rate	2.59%
Number of banks \| bank		2
Fixed interest rate		4.95%
2015 Variable Rate Construction Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original principal amount				$ 20,746,000
Debt outstanding			$ 17,663,000
2015 Variable Rate Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 20,572,000
Weighted average interest rate	3.34%
Fixed Rate Construction Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original principal amount	$ 4,837,000	$ 6,358,000

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