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Special Items (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Total Special items | $ 465,649 | [1]
Proceeds from settlement of residual value guarantee aircraft agreements | 90,000 |
CRJ 200 |  |
Total Special items | 424,466 |
ERJ 145 |  |
Total Special items | 41,183 |
Estimated fair value | 41,200 |
SkyWest Airlines |  |
Total Special items | 184,295 |
Proceeds from settlement of residual value guarantee aircraft agreements | 90,000 |
SkyWest Airlines | CRJ 200 |  |
Total Special items | 184,300 |
ExpressJet Airlines Inc |  |
Total Special items | 281,354 |
ExpressJet Airlines Inc | CRJ 200 |  |
Total Special items | $ 240,200 |
[1] | Amounts adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). See Note 1 to the financial statements of this report for additional information.

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