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Supplemental guarantor financial information (Condensed consolidated balance sheet - AGAT/AICDC Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ 1,659,669 |  | $ 2,035,447 | $ 2,403,098 | $ 1,490,369
Restricted cash |  | 364,456 |  | 329,180 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 32,396,827 |  | 31,501,973 | 32,219,494 |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 1,501,858 |  | 2,167,925 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 630,789 |  | 107,392 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 995,689 |  | 755,882 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 2,930,303 |  | 3,265,979 | 3,300,426 |
Other assets |  | 979,930 |  | 779,206 |  |
Total Assets |  | 42,040,144 |  | 41,620,453 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 28,420,739 |  | 27,716,999 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 33,401,330 |  | 33,038,189 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | 8,579,710 |  | 8,524,447 |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | 59,104 |  | 57,817 |  |
Total Equity |  | 8,638,814 |  | 8,582,264 | 8,425,809 | 7,942,548
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | 42,040,144 |  | 41,620,453 |  |
AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 1,660,000 |  | 2,035,000 | 2,403,000 | 1,490,000
Restricted cash |  | 364,000 |  | 329,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 32,397,000 |  | 31,502,000 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 1,502,000 |  | 2,168,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 631,000 |  | 107,000 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 996,000 |  | 757,000 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 2,930,000 |  | 3,266,000 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries |  | 122,000 |  | 119,000 |  |
Intercompany receivables |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other assets |  | 1,438,000 |  | 1,337,000 |  |
Total Assets |  | 42,040,000 |  | 41,620,000 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 28,421,000 |  | 27,717,000 |  |
Intercompany payables |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Other liabilities |  | 4,980,000 |  | 5,321,000 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 33,401,000 |  | 33,038,000 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | 8,580,000 |  | 8,524,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | 59,000 |  | 58,000 |  |
Total Equity |  | 8,639,000 |  | 8,582,000 |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | 42,040,000 |  | 41,620,000 |  |
Eliminations | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Restricted cash |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries |  | (24,405,000) |  | (22,374,000) |  |
Intercompany receivables |  | (29,973,000) |  | (27,098,000) |  |
Other assets |  | 0 |  | (168,000) |  |
Total Assets |  | (54,378,000) |  | (49,640,000) |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Intercompany payables |  | (29,973,000) |  | (27,098,000) |  |
Other liabilities |  | 0 |  | (168,000) |  |
Total Liabilities |  | (29,973,000) |  | (27,266,000) |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | (24,405,000) |  | (22,374,000) |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total Equity |  | (24,405,000) |  | (22,374,000) |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | (54,378,000) |  | (49,640,000) |  |
AerCap Holdings N.V. | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 21,000 |  | 4,000 | 14,000 | 7,000
Restricted cash |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries |  | 9,632,000 |  | 9,310,000 |  |
Intercompany receivables |  | 128,000 |  | 106,000 |  |
Other assets |  | 96,000 |  | 104,000 |  |
Total Assets |  | 9,877,000 |  | 9,524,000 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Intercompany payables |  | 1,276,000 |  | 978,000 |  |
Other liabilities |  | 22,000 |  | 22,000 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 1,298,000 |  | 1,000,000 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | 8,579,000 |  | 8,524,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total Equity |  | 8,579,000 |  | 8,524,000 |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | 9,877,000 |  | 9,524,000 |  |
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 222,000 |  | 829,000 | 769,000 | 225,000
Restricted cash |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 10,461,000 |  | 11,012,000 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 758,000 |  | 1,190,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 168,000 |  | 28,000 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 520,000 |  | 437,000 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 2,340,000 |  | 3,006,000 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries |  | 1,066,000 |  | 874,000 |  |
Intercompany receivables |  | 14,495,000 |  | 12,639,000 |  |
Other assets |  | 603,000 |  | 538,000 |  |
Total Assets |  | 30,633,000 |  | 30,553,000 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 17,098,000 |  | 17,316,000 |  |
Intercompany payables |  | 3,527,000 |  | 3,726,000 |  |
Other liabilities |  | 1,950,000 |  | 2,241,000 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 22,575,000 |  | 23,283,000 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | 8,058,000 |  | 7,270,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total Equity |  | 8,058,000 |  | 7,270,000 |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | 30,633,000 |  | 30,553,000 |  |
AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 14,000 |  | 64,000 | 62,000 | 14,000
Restricted cash |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries |  | 8,037,000 |  | 7,249,000 |  |
Intercompany receivables |  | 80,000 |  | 1,000 |  |
Other assets |  | 85,000 |  | 60,000 |  |
Total Assets |  | 8,216,000 |  | 7,374,000 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 398,000 |  | 0 |  |
Intercompany payables |  | 4,875,000 |  | 5,057,000 |  |
Other liabilities |  | 0 |  | 11,000 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 5,273,000 |  | 5,068,000 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | 2,943,000 |  | 2,306,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Total Equity |  | 2,943,000 |  | 2,306,000 |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | 8,216,000 |  | 7,374,000 |  |
Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | [1] | 1,227,000 |  | 931,000 | 1,366,000 | 1,006,000
Restricted cash | [1] | 10,000 |  | 9,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net | [1] | 1,959,000 |  | 1,299,000 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net | [1] | 35,000 |  | 52,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale | [1] | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases | [1] | 193,000 |  | 166,000 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment | [1] | 4,000 |  | 5,000 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries | [1] | 5,670,000 |  | 4,941,000 |  |
Intercompany receivables | [1] | 9,989,000 |  | 8,405,000 |  |
Other assets | [1] | 366,000 |  | 632,000 |  |
Total Assets |  | 19,453,000 | [1] | 16,440,000 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt | [1] | 24,000 |  | 340,000 |  |
Intercompany payables | [1] | 9,202,000 |  | 7,067,000 |  |
Other liabilities | [1] | 471,000 |  | 448,000 |  |
Total Liabilities | [1] | 9,697,000 |  | 7,855,000 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity | [1] | 9,684,000 |  | 8,509,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest | [1] | 72,000 |  | 76,000 |  |
Total Equity | [1] | 9,756,000 |  | 8,585,000 |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity | [1] | 19,453,000 |  | 16,440,000 |  |
Non- Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 176,000 |  | 207,000 | $ 192,000 | $ 238,000
Restricted cash |  | 354,000 |  | 320,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for operating leases, net |  | 19,977,000 |  | 19,191,000 |  |
Maintenance rights intangible and lease premium, net |  | 709,000 |  | 926,000 |  |
Flight equipment held for sale |  | 463,000 |  | 79,000 |  |
Net investment in finance and sales-type leases |  | 283,000 |  | 154,000 |  |
Prepayments on flight equipment |  | 586,000 |  | 255,000 |  |
Investments including investments in subsidiaries |  | 122,000 |  | 119,000 |  |
Intercompany receivables |  | 5,281,000 |  | 5,947,000 |  |
Other assets |  | 288,000 |  | 171,000 |  |
Total Assets |  | 28,239,000 |  | 27,369,000 |  |
Liabilities and Equity |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | 10,901,000 |  | 10,061,000 |  |
Intercompany payables |  | 11,093,000 |  | 10,270,000 |  |
Other liabilities |  | 2,537,000 |  | 2,767,000 |  |
Total Liabilities |  | 24,531,000 |  | 23,098,000 |  |
Total AerCap Holdings N.V. shareholders’ equity |  | 3,721,000 |  | 4,289,000 |  |
Non-controlling interest |  | (13,000) |  | (18,000) |  |
Total Equity |  | 3,708,000 |  | 4,271,000 |  |
Total Liabilities and Equity |  | $ 28,239,000 |  | $ 27,369,000 |  |
[1] | Guarantors consist of AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC, AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., AerCap Ireland Ltd. and ILFC.

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