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Net investment in finance and sales-type leases (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Flight Equipment, Net [Abstract]
Finance and sales-type leases, interest income	$ 15.8		$ 31.3
Finance and sales-type leases, interest income		$ 16.6		$ 33.2

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Amount of interest income from net investment in sales-type and direct financing leases.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (a)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888428&loc=SL77919372-209981

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