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Debt (ALS II Narrative) (Details) - ALS II Debt [Member] $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2008 item | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Number of aircraft financed | 30 |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral |  | 30
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount | $ |  | $ 895.2

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- Definition Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6479336&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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