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Investments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Investments [Abstract] |
Investments | 12. Investments Investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2016 and 2015: ﻿
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﻿ | Ownership as of December 31, 2016 (%) |  | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿Equity investment in unconsolidated joint venture (AerDragon) (a) | 17 |  | $ | 60,124 |  | $ | 55,430
﻿Equity investment in unconsolidated joint venture (AerLift) | 39 |  |  | 45,087 |  |  | 47,352
﻿Equity investment in unconsolidated joint venture (ACSAL) (a) | 19 |  |  | 13,566 |  |  | 11,923
﻿Other investments at cost | NA |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6
﻿ |  |  | $ | 118,783 |  | $ | 114,711
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| (a) |  | AerDragon and ACSAL are VIEs for which we are not the PB but do have significant influence. Therefore, they are accounted for under the equity method.
Our share of undistributed earnings of investments in which our ownership interest is less than 50% was $38.4 million and $34.4 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our equity investment s in our unconsolidated joint ventures, AerDragon, AerLift and ACSAL, are accounted for under the equity m ethod.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64825282&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64825282&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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