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Notes Receivable (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, adr in Millions | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 18, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) adr shares
BRW | Term Loan |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Loan amount |  |  | $ 456,000,000
Number of shares pledged as collateral (in shares) | shares |  |  | 516
Implied value equivalent of shares pledged as collateral (in ADRs) | adr |  |  | 64.5
Carrying amount of loan receivable | $ 499,000,000 |  |
AVH | Convertible Term Loan | United Airlines, Inc. and Kingsland International Group, S.A. |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.00% |  |
Principal increments required for conversion |  | $ 5,000,000 |
Conversion price per one American Depository Share or eight AVH shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 4.6217 |
Conversion price if a change of control occurs (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 4.1595 |
Percent of outstanding principal amount required to be exercised if criteria is met |  | 100.00% |
AVH | Convertible Term Loan | United Airlines, Inc. |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Issuance of notes receivable | $ 150,000,000 |  |

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