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Flight equipment held for operating leases, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Movement in Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Net book value at beginning of period | $ 31,501,973 | $ 32,219,494 |
Additions | 5,276,715 | 3,863,905 |
Depreciation | (1,690,753) | (1,753,574) |
Impairment (Note 24) | (54,331) | (78,335) | $ (16,322)
AeroTurbine restructuring (Note 25) | (2,662) | (15,392) |
Disposals and transfers (to) from held for sale | (2,281,401) | (2,222,432) |
Transfers (to) from net investment in finance and sales-type leases/inventory | (352,714) | (511,693) |
Net book value at end of period | 32,396,827 | 31,501,973 | $ 32,219,494
Accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively | $ (6,067,084) | $ (5,086,611) |

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- Definition The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 958 -SubTopic 225 -Section 45 -Paragraph 11 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68048823&loc=d3e92212-112881 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Impairment -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6515133 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64862545&loc=d3e2921-110230 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2420-110228 + Details
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