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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($) bank	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) project	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) project
Energy Project
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of projects acquired \| project						1
Fixed Rate Loan due April 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 204,000			$ 204,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total funded debt to EBITDA covenant ratio, maximum	3.75
Long-term debt	$ 185,000,000
Funds available for borrowing			35,668,000			35,668,000
Maximum borrowing capacity			100,000,000			100,000,000
Line of credit			0			0
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, number of banks \| bank				2
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 41,850,000
Increase in interest rate				0.125%
Line of credit			$ 40,255,000			$ 40,255,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%	0.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.50%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Revolving Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.25%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Loans Payable \| Fixed Rate Loan due April 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original principal amount					$ 204,000
Fixed interest rate, percentage			5.00%		5.00%	5.00%
Loans Payable \| Fixed Rate Loan due April 2040 \| Energy Project
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of projects acquired \| project					1

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