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Debt (AerFunding revolving credit facility and credit agreement) (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021
Term loan | AerFunding Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	32 months
Charitable Trust | AerFunding
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		95.00%
AerCap Ireland | AerFunding
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage		5.00%

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123419778&loc=SL6759159-111685

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