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Supplemental guarantor financial information (Condensed consolidated statements of cash flows - AGAT/AICDC Notes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | $ 334,394 | $ 254,347 | $ 581,291 | $ 520,066
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 419,093 | 417,734 | 844,942 | 840,447
Asset impairment |  | 17,819 | 13,978 | 22,850 | 16,086
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 42,783 | 41,845
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | (45,961) | (80,221)
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 7,449 | 9,933
Maintenance rights write-off | [1] |  |  | 144,267 | 160,233
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | (89,985) | (113,184)
Net gain on sale of assets |  | (78,157) | (51,225) | (99,698) | (140,525)
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 88,055 | 77,074
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 45,448 |
Other |  |  |  | 84,783 | 48,319
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | 1,520,244 | 1,345,218
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | (1,483,186) | (1,594,556)
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 733,157 | 1,195,770
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | (579,217) | (868,265)
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 0 | 46,211
Other |  |  |  | (11) | (20,935)
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | (1,329,257) | (1,241,775)
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 4,157,089 | 2,443,006
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | (4,618,972) | (2,242,343)
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | (8,422) | (40,457)
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 358,694 | 362,801
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | (206,456) | (276,144)
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 147,200 | 85,808
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | (141,364) | (92,999)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | (3,045) | (2,700)
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | (320,058) | (508,680)
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | (635,334) | (271,708)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | (444,347) | (168,265)
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | (403) | 2,613
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 1,415,035 | 2,024,125
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 970,285 | 1,858,473 | 970,285 | 1,858,473
AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 334,000 | 254,000 | 581,000 | 520,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization |  | 419,000 | 418,000 | 845,000 | 841,000
Asset impairment |  | 18,000 | 14,000 | 23,000 | 16,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 43,000 | 42,000
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | (46,000) | (80,000)
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 7,000 | 10,000
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 145,000 | 160,000
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | (90,000) | (113,000)
Net gain on sale of assets |  | (78,000) | (52,000) | (100,000) | (141,000)
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 88,000 | 76,000
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 45,000 |
Other |  |  |  | 85,000 | 48,000
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | 1,626,000 | 1,379,000
Working capital |  |  |  | (106,000) | (35,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | 1,520,000 | 1,344,000
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | (1,483,000) | (1,595,000)
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 733,000 | 1,196,000
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | (579,000) | (868,000)
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 46,000
Other |  |  |  |  | (21,000)
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | (1,329,000) | (1,242,000)
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 4,157,000 | 2,443,000
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | (4,619,000) | (2,242,000)
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | (8,000) | (40,000)
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 358,000 | 363,000
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | (206,000) | (276,000)
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 147,000 | 86,000
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | (141,000) | (93,000)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | (3,000) | (3,000)
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | (320,000) | (509,000)
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | (635,000) | (271,000)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | (444,000) | (169,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | (1,000) | 3,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 1,415,000 | 2,024,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 970,000 | 1,858,000 | 970,000 | 1,858,000
Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Global Aviation Trust | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 265,000 | 218,000 | 439,000 | 456,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | (139,000) | (77,000) | (196,000) | (152,000)
Depreciation and amortization |  | 112,000 | 145,000 | 236,000 | 296,000
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 0
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 10,000 | 9,000
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | (46,000) | (79,000)
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 2,000 | 4,000
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 68,000 | 65,000
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | (40,000) | (46,000)
Net gain on sale of assets |  | (33,000) | (23,000) | (48,000) | (36,000)
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 36,000 | 43,000
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 20,000 |
Other |  |  |  | (6,000) | 1,000
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | 478,000 | 561,000
Working capital |  |  |  | 521,000 | (1,445,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | 999,000 | (884,000)
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | (287,000) | (501,000)
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 250,000 | 579,000
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | (210,000) | (296,000)
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 24,000
Other |  |  |  |  | 0
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | (247,000) | (194,000)
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 2,107,000 | 1,793,000
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | (3,101,000) | (750,000)
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  |  | (16,000)
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | 5,000 |
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 109,000 | 126,000
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | (59,000) | (94,000)
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 79,000 | 25,000
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | (55,000) | (29,000)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | (915,000) | 1,055,000
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | (163,000) | (23,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 318,000 | 222,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 155,000 | 199,000 | 155,000 | 199,000
Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 229,000 | 181,000 | 362,000 | 389,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | (265,000) | (218,000) | (439,000) | (456,000)
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 2,000 | 3,000
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | (10,000) | (10,000)
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 0 |
Other |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | (85,000) | (74,000)
Working capital |  |  |  | (534,000) | 65,000
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | (619,000) | (9,000)
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 0
Other |  |  |  |  | 0
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 630,000 | 0
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | (2,000) | 0
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | 628,000 | 0
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | 9,000 | (9,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 6,000 | 14,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 15,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 5,000
Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Holdings N.V. | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 331,000 | 254,000 | 566,000 | 520,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | (330,000) | (257,000) | (566,000) | (532,000)
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 0 | (2,000)
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 0 |
Other |  |  |  | 17,000 | 35,000
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | 17,000 | 21,000
Working capital |  |  |  | 302,000 | 472,000
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | 319,000 | 493,000
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 0
Other |  |  |  |  | 0
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | (320,000) | (509,000)
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | (320,000) | (509,000)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | (1,000) | (16,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 3,000 | 21,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 2,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 5,000
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | 355,000 | 250,000 | 600,000 | 566,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | (279,000) | (187,000) | (433,000) | (457,000)
Depreciation and amortization |  | 46,000 | 31,000 | 90,000 | 56,000
Asset impairment |  | 12,000 | 0 | 12,000 | 0
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 0 | 2,000
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 10,000 | 7,000
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | (20,000) | (8,000)
Net gain on sale of assets |  | (1,000) | (5,000) | (5,000) | (13,000)
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 27,000 | 15,000
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 11,000 |
Other |  |  |  | 37,000 | 13,000
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | 329,000 | 181,000
Working capital |  |  |  | (504,000) | 248,000
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | (175,000) | 429,000
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | (180,000) | (550,000)
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 93,000 | 120,000
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | (1,000) | 0
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 14,000
Other |  |  |  |  | 0
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | (88,000) | (416,000)
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 4,000 | 0
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | (8,000) | (15,000)
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | 0 | (1,000)
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 50,000 | 42,000
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | (25,000) | (9,000)
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 21,000 | 28,000
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | (19,000) | (28,000)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | 23,000 | 17,000
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | (240,000) | 30,000
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | (1,000) | 3,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 738,000 | 1,237,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 497,000 | 1,270,000 | 497,000 | 1,270,000
Reportable Legal Entities | Non- Guarantors | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | (85,000) | (87,000) | (150,000) | (257,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | 252,000 | 177,000 | 398,000 | 443,000
Depreciation and amortization |  | 261,000 | 242,000 | 519,000 | 489,000
Asset impairment |  | 6,000 | 14,000 | 8,000 | 16,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 31,000 | 28,000
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | 0 | (1,000)
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 5,000 | 6,000
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 67,000 | 88,000
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | (30,000) | (59,000)
Net gain on sale of assets |  | (44,000) | (24,000) | (47,000) | (92,000)
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 35,000 | 30,000
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 14,000 |
Other |  |  |  | 37,000 | (1,000)
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | 887,000 | 690,000
Working capital |  |  |  | 109,000 | 625,000
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | 996,000 | 1,315,000
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | (1,016,000) | (544,000)
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 390,000 | 497,000
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | (368,000) | (572,000)
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 8,000
Other |  |  |  |  | (21,000)
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | (994,000) | (632,000)
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 1,416,000 | 650,000
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | (1,510,000) | (1,477,000)
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | (11,000) | (23,000)
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 199,000 | 195,000
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | (122,000) | (173,000)
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 47,000 | 33,000
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | (67,000) | (36,000)
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | (3,000) | (3,000)
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | (51,000) | (834,000)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | (49,000) | (151,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 350,000 | 530,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | 301,000 | 379,000 | 301,000 | 379,000
Eliminations | AGAT/AICDC Notes |  |  |  |  |
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  | (761,000) | (562,000) | (1,236,000) | (1,154,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
(Income) loss from subsidiaries |  | 761,000 | 562,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,154,000
Depreciation and amortization |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Asset impairment |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount, debt premium and lease premium |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Amortization of fair value adjustments on debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Accretion of fair value adjustments on deposits and maintenance liabilities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance rights write-off |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance liability release to income |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net gain on sale of assets |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  | 0 |
Other |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Working capital |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Purchase of flight equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Proceeds from sale or disposal of assets |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Prepayments on flight equipment |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Collections of finance and sales-type leases |  |  |  |  | 0
Other |  |  |  |  | 0
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Issuance of debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repayment of debt |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Debt issuance costs paid, net of debt premium received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance payments received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Maintenance payments returned |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Security deposits received |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Security deposits returned |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Dividend paid to non-controlling interest holders |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Repurchase of shares and tax withholdings on share-based compensation |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net cash used in financing activities |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | Maintenance rights write-off consisted of the following:
EOL and MR contract maintenance rights expense | $ | 37,521 |  |  | $ | 89,427 |
MR contract maintenance rights write-off due to maintenance liability release | 9,403 |  |  | 11,971 |
EOL contract maintenance rights write-off due to cash receipt | 97,343 |  |  | 58,835 |
Maintenance rights write-off | $ | 144,267 |  |  | $ | 160,233 |

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