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Supplemental guarantor financial information (Condensed consolidated income statement - AGAT/AICDC Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | $ 4,713,802 | $ 4,867,623 | $ 4,991,551 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 229,093 | 138,522 | 183,328 |
Other income (loss) |  | 94,598 | 145,986 | 112,676 |
Total Revenues and other income |  | 5,037,493 | 5,152,131 | 5,287,555 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,727,296 | 1,791,336 | 1,843,003 |
Asset impairment |  | 61,286 | 81,607 | 16,335 |
Interest expense |  | 1,112,391 | 1,091,861 | 1,099,884 |
Leasing expenses |  | 537,752 | 582,530 | 522,413 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 14,605 | 53,389 | 58,913 | [1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 348,291 | 351,012 | 381,308 |
Total Expenses |  | 3,801,621 | 3,951,735 | 3,921,856 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 1,235,872 | 1,200,396 | 1,365,699 |
Provision for income taxes |  | (164,718) | (173,496) | (189,805) |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 9,199 | 12,616 | 1,278 |
Net income |  | 1,080,353 | 1,039,516 | 1,177,172 |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 4,202 | (7,114) | (1,558) |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 1,076,151 | 1,046,630 | 1,178,730 |
AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | 4,714,000 | 4,868,000 | 4,992,000 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 229,000 | 139,000 | 183,000 |
Other income (loss) |  | 94,000 | 145,000 | 113,000 |
Total Revenues and other income |  | 5,037,000 | 5,152,000 | 5,288,000 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,727,000 | 1,791,000 | 1,843,000 |
Asset impairment |  | 61,000 | 82,000 | 16,000 |
Interest expense |  | 1,112,000 | 1,092,000 | 1,100,000 |
Leasing expenses |  | 538,000 | 583,000 | 522,000 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 15,000 | 53,000 | 59,000 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 348,000 | 351,000 | 382,000 |
Total Expenses |  | 3,801,000 | 3,952,000 | 3,922,000 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 1,236,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,366,000 |
Provision for income taxes |  | (165,000) | (173,000) | (190,000) |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 9,000 | 13,000 | 1,000 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries |  | 1,080,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,177,000 |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income |  | 1,080,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,177,000 |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | (4,000) | 7,000 | 2,000 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 1,076,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,179,000 |
Eliminations | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other income (loss) |  | (1,617,000) | (1,425,000) | (1,307,000) |
Total Revenues and other income |  | (1,617,000) | (1,425,000) | (1,307,000) |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense |  | (1,341,000) | (1,185,000) | (950,000) |
Leasing expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | (276,000) | (240,000) | (357,000) |
Total Expenses |  | (1,617,000) | (1,425,000) | (1,307,000) |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Provision for income taxes |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries |  | (1,989,000) | (2,084,000) | (2,269,000) |
Net income |  | (1,989,000) | (2,084,000) | (2,269,000) |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | (1,989,000) | (2,084,000) | (2,269,000) |
AerCap Holdings N.V. | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other income (loss) |  | 49,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 |
Total Revenues and other income |  | 49,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense |  | 0 | 0 | 12,000 |
Leasing expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 97,000 | 60,000 | 108,000 |
Total Expenses |  | 97,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | (48,000) | (54,000) | (111,000) |
Provision for income taxes |  | 6,000 | 7,000 | 28,000 |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries |  | (42,000) | (47,000) | (83,000) |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries |  | 1,118,000 | 1,094,000 | 1,262,000 |
Net income |  | 1,076,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,179,000 |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 1,076,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,179,000 |
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | 1,671,000 | 2,058,000 | 2,355,000 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 113,000 | 33,000 | 168,000 |
Other income (loss) |  | 672,000 | 653,000 | 599,000 |
Total Revenues and other income |  | 2,456,000 | 2,744,000 | 3,122,000 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 630,000 | 770,000 | 868,000 |
Asset impairment |  | 9,000 | 32,000 | 3,000 |
Interest expense |  | 759,000 | 753,000 | 780,000 |
Leasing expenses |  | 258,000 | 290,000 | 266,000 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 105,000 | 120,000 | 112,000 |
Total Expenses |  | 1,761,000 | 1,965,000 | 2,029,000 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 695,000 | 779,000 | 1,093,000 |
Provision for income taxes |  | (87,000) | (97,000) | (136,000) |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries |  | 608,000 | 682,000 | 957,000 |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries |  | 167,000 | 237,000 | 104,000 |
Net income |  | 775,000 | 919,000 | 1,061,000 |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 775,000 | 919,000 | 1,061,000 |
AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other income (loss) |  | 4,000 | 0 | 14,000 |
Total Revenues and other income |  | 4,000 | 0 | 14,000 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense |  | 176,000 | 184,000 | 164,000 |
Leasing expenses |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 0 | 1,000 | 0 |
Total Expenses |  | 176,000 | 185,000 | 164,000 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | (172,000) | (185,000) | (150,000) |
Provision for income taxes |  | 21,000 | 23,000 | 19,000 |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries |  | (151,000) | (162,000) | (131,000) |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries |  | 774,000 | 919,000 | 1,060,000 |
Net income |  | 623,000 | 757,000 | 929,000 |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 623,000 | 757,000 | 929,000 |
Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue | [2] | 214,000 | 205,000 | 134,000 |
Net gain on sale of assets | [2] | 20,000 | 6,000 | 13,000 |
Other income (loss) | [2] | 577,000 | 552,000 | 479,000 |
Total Revenues and other income | [2] | 811,000 | 763,000 | 626,000 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [2] | 87,000 | 72,000 | 65,000 |
Asset impairment | [2] | 3,000 | 0 | 0 |
Interest expense | [2] | 410,000 | 385,000 | 359,000 |
Leasing expenses | [2] | 30,000 | 27,000 | 61,000 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) | [2] | 0 | 0 | 9,000 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | [2] | 135,000 | 102,000 | 257,000 |
Total Expenses | [2] | 665,000 | 586,000 | 751,000 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method | [2] | 146,000 | 177,000 | (125,000) |
Provision for income taxes | [2] | (33,000) | (36,000) | 38,000 |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries | [2] | 113,000 | 141,000 | (87,000) |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries | [2] | 831,000 | 701,000 | 933,000 |
Net income | [2] | 944,000 | 842,000 | 846,000 |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest | [2] | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | [2] | 944,000 | 842,000 | 846,000 |
Non- Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Revenues and other income |  |  |  |  |
Lease revenue |  | 2,829,000 | 2,605,000 | 2,503,000 |
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 96,000 | 100,000 | 2,000 |
Other income (loss) |  | 409,000 | 359,000 | 319,000 |
Total Revenues and other income |  | 3,334,000 | 3,064,000 | 2,824,000 |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,010,000 | 949,000 | 910,000 |
Asset impairment |  | 49,000 | 50,000 | 13,000 |
Interest expense |  | 1,108,000 | 955,000 | 735,000 |
Leasing expenses |  | 250,000 | 266,000 | 195,000 |
Transaction, integration and restructuring related expenses (a) |  | 15,000 | 53,000 | 50,000 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 287,000 | 308,000 | 262,000 |
Total Expenses |  | 2,719,000 | 2,581,000 | 2,165,000 |
Income before income taxes and income of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 615,000 | 483,000 | 659,000 |
Provision for income taxes |  | (72,000) | (70,000) | (139,000) |
Equity in net earnings of investments accounted for under the equity method |  | 9,000 | 13,000 | 1,000 |
Net (loss) income before income from subsidiaries |  | 552,000 | 426,000 | 521,000 |
Income (loss) from subsidiaries |  | (901,000) | (867,000) | (1,090,000) |
Net income |  | (349,000) | (441,000) | (569,000) |
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | (4,000) | 7,000 | 2,000 |
Net income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | $ (353,000) | $ (434,000) | $ (567,000) |
[1] | Includes $9.6 million of transaction and integration expenses related to the ILFC Transaction for the year ended December 31, 2015.
[2] | Guarantors consist of AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC, AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., AerCap Ireland Ltd. and ILFC.

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