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Intangibles - Movements in maintenance rights (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Maintenance rights at beginning of period | $ 642,825 |
Maintenance rights at end of period | 610,252 |
Maintenance Rights |  |
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward] |  |
Maintenance rights at beginning of period | 642,825 | $ 794,798
EOL and MR contract maintenance rights expense | (6,170) | (28,078)
MR contract maintenance rights write-off due to maintenance liability release | (7,340) | (1,841)
EOL contract maintenance rights write-off due to cash receipt | (16,701) | (35,346)
EOL and MR contract maintenance rights write-off due to sale of aircraft | (2,362) | (1,860)
Maintenance rights at end of period | $ 610,252 | $ 727,673

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