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Finance Assets, net (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Jun. 30, 2011 Reduction To Cumulative Lease Earnings [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Reduction To Cumulative Lease Earnings [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Reduction To Cumulative Lease Earnings [Member] | Jun. 30, 2011 Interest On Tax Underpayments [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Interest On Tax Underpayments [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Interest On Tax Underpayments [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Rail And Surface Transport [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Aircraft [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Electric Power [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Real Estate [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Manufacturing [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Finance Leases Financing Receivable [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 American Airlines [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 American Airlines [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Permanent Charge For Interest On Tax Underpayments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance assets, net | $ 1,997,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 2,581,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,997,000,000 | $ 2,581,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance lease | 2,049,000,000 |  |  |  | 2,680,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,049,000,000 | 2,680,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,049,000,000 | 2,680,000,000 |  |
Earnings (benefit) charge recorded as a result of Closing Agreement |  |  |  |  |  | (68,000,000) |  |  |  | 627,000,000 |  | (68,000,000) | 627,000,000 |  | 315,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 315,000,000 |  | (73,000,000) | 312,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Permanent charge (credit) for interest on tax underpayment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (75,000,000) | 137,000,000 |  |  | (2,000,000) | (175,000,000) | 312,000,000 | (73,000,000) | 312,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction in cumulative lease earnings excluding penalties and interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third-party nonrecourse debt | 2,800,000,000 |  |  |  | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800,000,000 | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease with contingent rentals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in finance leases, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23.00% | 39.00% | 19.00% | 15.00% | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Investment outside United States, percentage | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PMCC leveraged lease charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,000,000 | 149,000,000 | (314,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction to cumulative earnings |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 7,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  | 7,000,000 | 490,000,000 |  |  | 7,000,000 | 490,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Direct finance lease revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Decrease) increase to allowance | 0 | 0 | (27,000,000) | (20,000,000) | 0 | (33,000,000) | (11,000,000) | 0 | (35,000,000) |  | (47,000,000) | (10,000,000) | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 |
Write off of investments in finance lease balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (118,000,000) | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (118,000,000)
Allowance for credit losses | 52,000,000 |  |  |  | 99,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 52,000,000 | 99,000,000 | 227,000,000 | 202,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax (benefit) expense on leveraged lease revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80,000,000 | $ 54,000,000 | $ (112,000,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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