diff --git a/bin/terraform-docs.awk b/bin/terraform-docs.awk
index 43e735ed..1c48a70d 100644
--- a/bin/terraform-docs.awk
+++ b/bin/terraform-docs.awk
@@ -4,42 +4,76 @@
 # https://github.com/segmentio/terraform-docs/issues/62
 
 {
-  if ( /\{/ ) { 
-    braceCnt++ 
+  if ( /\{/ ) {
+    braceCnt++
   }
 
-  if ( /\}/ ) { 
-    braceCnt-- 
+  if ( /\}/ ) {
+    braceCnt--
   }
 
+  # [START] variable or output block started
   if ($0 ~ /(variable|output) "(.*?)"/) {
+    # [CLOSE] "default" block
+    if (blockDefCnt > 0) {
+      blockDefCnt = 0
+    }
     blockCnt++
     print $0
   }
 
-  if ($1 == "description") {
-    print $0
+  # [START] multiline default statement started
+  if (blockCnt > 0) {
+    if ($1 == "default") {
+      print $0
+      if ($NF ~ /[\[\(\{]/) {
+        blockDefCnt++
+        blockDefStart=1
+      }
+    }
   }
 
-  if ($1 == "default") {
-    if (braceCnt > 1) {
-      print "  default = {}"
-    } else {
+  # [PRINT] single line "description"
+  if (blockDefCnt == 0) {
+    if ($1 == "description") {
+      # [CLOSE] "default" block
+      if (blockDefCnt > 0) {
+        blockDefCnt = 0
+      }
       print $0
     }
   }
 
-  if ($1 == "type" ) {
-    type=$3
-    if (type ~ "object") {
-      print "  type = \"object\""
-    } else {
-      print "  type = \"" $3 "\"" 
+  # [PRINT] single line "type"
+  if (blockCnt > 0) {
+    if ($1 == "type" ) {
+      # [CLOSE] "default" block
+      if (blockDefCnt > 0) {
+        blockDefCnt = 0
+      }
+      type=$3
+      if (type ~ "object") {
+        print "  type = \"object\""
+      } else {
+        print "  type = \"" $3 "\""
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  if (braceCnt == 0 && blockCnt > 0) {
-    blockCnt--
-    print $0
+  # [CLOSE] variable/output block
+  if (blockCnt > 0) {
+    if (braceCnt == 0 && blockCnt > 0) {
+      blockCnt--
+      print $0
+    }
+  }
+
+  # [PRINT] Multiline "default" statement
+  if (blockCnt > 0 && blockDefCnt > 0) {
+    if (blockDefStart == 1) {
+      blockDefStart = 0
+    } else {
+      print $0
+    }
   }
 }