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Geographic Information (Schedule Of Lease Revenue By Segment) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) country item | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) country item | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) country item
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | $ 4,991,551,000 | $ 3,449,571,000 | $ 976,147,000
Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of lessees | item |  | 0 | 0 |
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of lease revenue |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%
China [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease revenue | [1] | $ 656,809,000 | $ 427,737,000 | $ 78,000,000
China [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of lease revenue | [1] | 13.20% | 12.40% | 8.00%
United States Of America [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | $ 538,686,000 | $ 378,693,000 | $ 169,282,000
United States Of America [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of lease revenue |  | 10.80% | 11.00% | 17.30%
The Netherlands [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | $ 98,213,000 | $ 62,589,000 | $ 0
The Netherlands [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of lease revenue |  | 2.00% | 1.80% | 0.00%
Other Countries [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lease revenue | [2] | $ 3,697,843,000 | $ 2,580,552,000 | $ 728,865,000
Other Countries [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of individual countries | country |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other Countries [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of lease revenue | [2] | 74.00% | 74.80% | 74.70%
Minimum [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percentage of lease revenue |  | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
American Airlines [Member] | Total Lease Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of lessees | item |  |  |  | 1
Percentage of lease revenue |  |  |  | 10.90%
[1] | Includes Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
[2] | No individual country within this category accounts for more than 10% of our lease revenue.

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