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The amount or range of possible amounts of gain that could be realized upon the resolution of a contingency.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6397426&loc=d3e17499-108355

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Subsequent events (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) aircraft	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($) aircraft	Mar. 01, 2023 shares
Ukrainian Airline Insurance Claims
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Insurance claim \| $	$ 97
Number of aircrafts remaining in Ukraine \| aircraft	1
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased \| shares			500.0
Subsequent event \| Ukrainian Airline Insurance Claims \| C&P Policy
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Insurance claim \| $		$ 100
Subsequent event \| Ukraine \| Ukrainian Airline Insurance Claims
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of aircrafts remaining in Ukraine \| aircraft		2