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Aircraft Under Management (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) aircraft entity aircraft_management_platform | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) aircraft | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) aircraft entity joint_venture aircraft_management_platform | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 03, 2022 aircraft | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft managed | 87 |  |  |  | 87 |  |  |
Number of aircraft management platforms | aircraft_management_platform | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Percentage of non-controlling interest ownership, number of entities | entity |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Number of managed aircraft terminating lease |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |
Asset write offs | $ | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 802,352,000 | $ 0 |  |
Number of previously managed aircraft remaining in Russia, removed from managed fleet |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |
Investments in Managed Platforms |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset write offs | $ | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 11,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of managed aircraft terminating lease remaining in Russia |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Financial Institutions Borrower |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Blackbird Capital I and Blackbird Capital II |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft |  |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |
Number of joint ventures participated | joint_venture |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Percentage of equity ownership | 9.50% |  |  |  | 9.50% |  |  |
Equity method investment | $ | $ 64,100,000 |  |  |  | $ 64,100,000 |  |  | $ 73,200,000
Thunderbolt Platform |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |
Investment in aircraft sold | $ | $ 8,800,000 |  |  |  | $ 8,800,000 |  |  | $ 9,300,000
Thunderbolt Platform | Aircraft Held For Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of entities which aircraft is managed | entity | 3 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Thunderbolt II And Thunderbolt III |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of noncontrolling interest | 5.00% |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |

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