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Aircraft Under Management (Details)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	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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