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Accrued Maintenance Liability (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued Maintenance Liability [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Movements In Accrued Maintenance Liability | Movements in accrued maintenance liability during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ | Year Ended December 31,
﻿ | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿Accrued maintenance liability at beginning of period | $ | 3,185,794 |  | $ | 3,194,365
﻿Maintenance payments received |  | 794,711 |  |  | 776,488
﻿Maintenance payments returned |  | (505,407) |  |  | (558,477)
﻿Release to income other than upon sale |  | (421,332) |  |  | (243,809)
﻿Release to income upon sale |  | (341,161) |  |  | (49,077)
﻿Lessor contribution, top ups and other |  | 8,315 |  |  | 18,403
﻿Interest accretion |  | 26,563 |  |  | 47,901
﻿Additions due to aircraft acquisitions |  | 3,093 |  |  | —
﻿Accrued maintenance liability at end of period | $ | 2,750,576 |  | $ | 3,185,794
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