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Net investment in finance and sales-type leases (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Flight Equipment, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of net investment in finance and sales-type leases | Components of net investment in finance and sales-type leases as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
| June 30, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Future minimum lease payments to be received | $ | 749,700 |  |  | $ | 792,265 |
Estimated residual values of leased flight equipment | 553,778 |  |  | 528,916 |
Less: Unearned income | (301,026 | ) |  | (317,895 | )
| $ | 1,002,452 |  |  | $ | 1,003,286 |
Schedule of future minimum lease payments to be received on finance and sales-type leases | As of June 30, 2019, the cash flows receivable on finance and sales-type leases were as follows:
| Cash flows receivable
2019 - remaining | $ | 79,446 |
2020 | 149,178 |
2021 | 133,836 |
2022 | 202,350 |
2023 | 129,436 |
Thereafter | 609,232 |
Undiscounted cash flows receivable | $ | 1,303,478 |
Less: Unearned income | (301,026 | )
| $ | 1,002,452 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of maturity of undiscounted cash flows to be received on annual basis for sales-type and direct financing leases receivable. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation to lease receivable recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888428&loc=SL77919391-209981 + Details
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