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Debt (Other secured debt) (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) aircraft engine
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 503 |
Skyfunding I Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 7 |
Floating rate tranches | $ | $ 126,617 |
Skyfunding I Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Spread over reference rate | 2.85% |
Skyfunding I Facility Fixed Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 5 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 90,140 |
Stated interest rate | 4.56% |
Camden Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 7 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 144,894 |
Stated interest rate | 3.90% |
Aercap Partners I Facility [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 7 |
Floating rate tranches | $ | $ 59,851 |
Aercap Partners I Facility [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Spread over reference rate | 1.65% |
Stratusfunding Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 2 |
Floating rate tranches | $ | $ 143,482 |
Stratusfunding Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Spread over reference rate | 1.95% |
Stratusfunding Facility Fixed Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 2 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 142,988 |
Stated interest rate | 3.93% |
Cielofunding Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 1 |
Floating rate tranches | $ | $ 35,968 |
Cielofunding Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Spread over reference rate | 2.60% |
Cielofunding Facility Fixed Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 2 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 56,862 |
Stated interest rate | 3.68% |
Cielofunding Ii Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 1 |
Floating rate tranches | $ | $ 25,122 |
Cielofunding Ii Facility Floating Rate Tranche [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Spread over reference rate | 2.10% |
Cielofunding Ii Facility Fixed Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 1 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 26,840 |
Stated interest rate | 3.14% |
Cloudfunding Facilities [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 15 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 200,781 |
Stated interest rate | 4.00% |
Secured Commercial Bank Financings Floating Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 32 | [1]
Floating rate tranches | $ | $ 855,916 |
Number of engines | engine | 22 |
Secured Commercial Bank Financings Floating Rate Tranche [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Spread over reference rate | 2.10% | [1]
Secured Commercial Bank Financings Fixed Rate Tranche [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 12 |
Fixed rate tranches | $ | $ 229,899 |
Stated interest rate | 4.13% |
Other Secured Debt [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Collateral (Number of aircraft) | 94 |
Credit facility amount outstanding | $ | $ 2,139,360 |
[1] | 22 engines are pledged as collateral in addition to the aircraft.

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