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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, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | $ 1,166,777 | $ 1,017,497 | $ 1,080,353
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax | (89,918) | (14,559) | 14,918
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax | (1,845) | (1,539) | 1,125
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (91,763) | (16,098) | 16,043
Comprehensive income | 1,075,014 | 1,001,399 | 1,096,396
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | (21,083) | (1,865) | (4,202)
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | 1,053,931 | 999,534 | 1,092,194
AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 1,167,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,080,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax | (90,000) | (14,000) | 15,000
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax | (2,000) | (2,000) | 1,000
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (92,000) | (16,000) | 16,000
Comprehensive income | 1,075,000 | 1,001,000 | 1,096,000
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | (21,000) | (1,000) | (4,000)
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | 1,054,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,092,000
Eliminations | AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | (1,843,000) | (1,985,000) | (1,989,000)
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 (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income | (1,843,000) | (1,985,000) | (1,989,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | (1,843,000) | (1,985,000) | (1,989,000)
AerCap Holdings N.V. | Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 1,146,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,076,000
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 (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income | 1,146,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,076,000
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | 1,146,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,076,000
Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 1,238,000 | 1,046,000 | 944,000
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax | (84,000) | (14,000) | 13,000
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax | (2,000) | (2,000) | 0
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (86,000) | (16,000) | 13,000
Comprehensive income | 1,152,000 | 1,030,000 | 957,000
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | (17,000) | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | 1,135,000 | 1,030,000 | 957,000
Non- Guarantors | Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | (264,000) | (363,000) | (349,000)
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |
Net change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax | (6,000) | 0 | 2,000
Actuarial gain on pension obligations, net of tax | 0 | 0 | 1,000
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | (6,000) | 0 | 3,000
Comprehensive income | (270,000) | (363,000) | (346,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | (4,000) | (1,000) | (4,000)
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | (274,000) | (364,000) | (350,000)
AerCap Global Aviation Trust (a) | Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 542,000 | 724,000 | 775,000
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 (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income | 542,000 | 724,000 | 775,000
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | 542,000 | 724,000 | 775,000
AerCap Ireland Capital Designated Activity Company (a) | Reportable Legal Entities | AerCap Trust & AICDC Notes |  |  |
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] |  |  |
Net income (loss) | 348,000 | 579,000 | 623,000
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 (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income | 348,000 | 579,000 | 623,000
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest | 0 | 0 | 0
Total comprehensive income attributable to AerCap Holdings N.V. | $ 348,000 | $ 579,000 | $ 623,000

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