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Net Investment In Finance And Sales-type Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Net Investment In Finance And Sales-type Leases [Abstract] |
Components Of The Net Investment In Finance And Sales-type Leases | Components of net investment in finance and sales-type leases as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows: ﻿
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﻿ | As of December 31,
﻿ | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿Future minimum lease payments to be received | $ | 708,934 |  | $ | 533,879
﻿Estimated residual values of leased flight equipment (unguaranteed) |  | 321,739 |  |  | 164,123
﻿Less: Unearned income |  | (274,791) |  |  | (228,804)
﻿ | $ | 755,882 |  | $ | 469,198
﻿Less: Allowance for credit losses |  | — | (a) |  | —
﻿ | $ | 755,882 |  | $ | 469,198
| (a) |  | During the year ended December 31, 2016, we recognized a direct write-off for credit losses on four finance leases of $11.1 million, which was recorded in leasing expenses in our Consolidated Income Statement.
Minimum Future Lease Payments On Finance And Sales-type Leases | As of December 31, 2016, future minimum lease payments to be received on finance and sales-type leases were as follows: ﻿
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﻿2017 | $ | 137,388
﻿2018 |  | 120,216
﻿2019 |  | 106,209
﻿2020 |  | 82,116
﻿2021 |  | 67,271
﻿Thereafter |  | 195,734
﻿ | $ | 708,934
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