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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2021 | May 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
End-of-lease ("EOL") and Maintenance Reserved ("MR") contract maintenance rights expense |  |  |  | $ 7,048 | $ 45,655 | $ 76,611
MR contract maintenance rights write-off offset by maintenance liability release |  |  |  | 17,260 | 35,897 | 19,848
EOL contract maintenance rights write-off offset by EOL compensation received |  |  |  | 114,472 | 51,463 | 148,289
Maintenance rights write-off | [1] |  |  | 138,780 | 133,015 | 244,748
Increase in debt |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
GECAS Transaction, stock issued during period, value |  | $ 6,600,000 |  | 6,582,960 |  |
Non-cash investing and financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Flight equipment reclassified to net investment in finance leases |  |  |  | 12,500 | 46,600 | 143,400
Flight equipment reclassified to held for sale, net |  |  |  | 397,600 | 83,500 | 1,600,000
Release to income upon sale |  |  |  | $ 20,428 | $ 95,042 | $ 249,200
Non-cash investing and financing activities | Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets and Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities increase due to NAS recapitalization |  |  | $ 185,700 |  |  |
[1] | Maintenance rights write-off consisted of the following:
End-of-lease ("EOL") and Maintenance Reserved ("MR") contract maintenance rights expense | $ | 7,048 |  |  | $ | 45,655 |  |  | $ | 76,611 |
MR contract maintenance rights write-off offset by maintenance liability release | 17,260 |  |  | 35,897 |  |  | 19,848 |
EOL contract maintenance rights write-off offset by EOL compensation received | 114,472 |  |  | 51,463 |  |  | 148,289 |
Maintenance rights write-off | $ | 138,780 |  |  | $ | 133,015 |  |  | $ | 244,748 |

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