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Supplemental guarantor financial information (Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income - AGAT/AICDC Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | $ 1,080,353 | $ 1,039,516 | $ 1,177,172
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 14,918 | 5,990 | 338
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 1,125 | (1,452) | 250
Total other comprehensive income |  | 16,043 | 4,538 | 588
Comprehensive income |  | 1,096,396 | 1,044,054 | 1,177,760
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | (4,202) | 7,114 | 1,558
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 1,092,194 | 1,051,168 | 1,179,318
AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | 1,080,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,177,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 15,000 | 6,000 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 1,000 | (2,000) | 0
Total other comprehensive income |  | 16,000 | 4,000 | 0
Comprehensive income |  | 1,096,000 | 1,044,000 | 1,177,000
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | (4,000) | 7,000 | 2,000
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 1,092,000 | 1,051,000 | 1,179,000
Eliminations | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | (1,989,000) | (2,084,000) | (2,269,000)
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total other comprehensive income |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  | (1,989,000) | (2,084,000) | (2,269,000)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | (1,989,000) | (2,084,000) | (2,269,000)
AerCap Holdings N.V. | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | 1,076,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,179,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total other comprehensive income |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  | 1,076,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,179,000
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 1,076,000 | 1,047,000 | 1,179,000
AerCap Global Aviation Trust | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | 775,000 | 919,000 | 1,061,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total other comprehensive income |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  | 775,000 | 919,000 | 1,061,000
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 775,000 | 919,000 | 1,061,000
AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | 623,000 | 757,000 | 929,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total other comprehensive income |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  | 623,000 | 757,000 | 929,000
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | 623,000 | 757,000 | 929,000
Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | [1] | 944,000 | 842,000 | 846,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax | [1] | 13,000 | 0 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax | [1] | 0 | (2,000) | 0
Total other comprehensive income | [1] | 13,000 | (2,000) | 0
Comprehensive income | [1] | 957,000 | 840,000 | 846,000
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | [1] | 957,000 | 840,000 | 846,000
Non- Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | (349,000) | (441,000) | (569,000)
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax |  | 2,000 | 6,000 | 0
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax |  | 1,000 | 0 | 0
Total other comprehensive income |  | 3,000 | 6,000 | 0
Comprehensive income |  | (346,000) | (435,000) | (569,000)
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest |  | (4,000) | 7,000 | 2,000
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. |  | $ (350,000) | $ (428,000) | $ (567,000)
[1] | Guarantors consist of AerCap U.S. Global Aviation LLC, AerCap Aviation Solutions B.V., AerCap Ireland Ltd. and ILFC.

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