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Debt (Institutional secured term & secured portfolio loans) (Details) - Secured $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) aircraft | Nov. 05, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 11,191,782 |  | $ 10,864,872
Institutional secured term loans & secured portfolio loans |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 277 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 8,428,534 |  | 6,989,633
Weighted average interest rate | 2.50% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 6,989,633
Setanta |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 94 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 2,000,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.14% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  | $ 2,000,000 | 0
Hyperion |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 58 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 1,050,000 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 1.97% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 1,050,000
Celtago & Celtago II |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 25 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 869,550 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.77% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 984,076
Cesium |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 15 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 726,398 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.78% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 791,480
Goldfish |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 13 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 616,649 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 1.62% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 671,060
Scandium |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 10 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 573,770 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 3.14% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 627,555
Rhodium |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 11 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 506,202 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.97% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 551,209
Other secured facilities |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of aircraft designated as collateral | aircraft | 51 |  |
Amount outstanding | $ 2,085,965 |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 2.87% |  |
Credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | $ 2,314,253

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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