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Subsequent events (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2022 | Mar. 30, 2022 USD ($) aircraft financialInstitution | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Feb. 24, 2022 USD ($) | Feb. 23, 2022 aircraft
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment at carrying value |  |  | $ 35,156,450 | $ 57,825,056 | $ 35,156,450 | $ 35,870,781 |  |
Maintenance rights assets and other lease-related assets |  |  | 649,914 | 4,444,520 | 649,914 |  |  |
Maintenance liabilities and other lease-related liabilities |  |  | $ 1,750,395 | 2,900,651 | 1,750,395 | 2,190,159 |  |
Lease income |  |  |  | 4,412,003 | 4,321,006 | 4,682,266 |  |
AerFunding Revolving Credit Facility | Term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term |  |  | 32 months |  |  |  |  |
Basic lease rents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease income |  |  |  | 3,891,089 | $ 3,761,611 | $ 4,281,260 |  |
Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 260,000 |
Proceeds from letters of credit |  | $ 175,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of financial institutions with which the company initiated legal proceedings against | financialInstitution |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | Insurance Claims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance coverage claimable by entity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,500,000 |
Subsequent event | AerFunding Revolving Credit Facility | Term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 30 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Russian Federation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment at carrying value |  |  |  | 3,100,000 |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, gross |  |  |  | 3,300,000 |  |  |  |
Maintenance rights assets and other lease-related assets |  |  |  | 500,000 |  |  |  |
Maintenance liabilities and other lease-related liabilities |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |
Russian Federation | Repossessed Russian assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment at carrying value |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |
Russian Federation | Basic lease rents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lease income |  |  |  | 33,000 |  |  |  |
Russian Federation | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft on lease | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 135
Number of engines on lease | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Number of helicopters on lease | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Number of aircraft repossessed | aircraft |  | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of engines repossessed | aircraft |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Russian Federation | Subsequent event | Shannon Engine Support Ltd (“SES”) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of engines on lease | aircraft |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Ukraine |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment at carrying value |  |  |  | $ 125,000 |  |  |  |
Ukraine | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft on lease | aircraft |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Number of aircraft on lease currently in temporary storage | aircraft |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |

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