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Equipment Held for Operating Lease (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) aircraft item region | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) aircraft item | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Number of geographic regions in which aircraft lessees are domiciled in | region | 8 |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | $ 119,895 | $ 108,046 | $ 101,431 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 18,376 | 5,658 | 3,809 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 1,136,603 | 1,109,168 | 1,057,381 | $ 49,100
Minimum future payments under non-cancelable leases |  |  |  |
2017 | 89,119 |  |  |
2018 | 57,192 |  |  |
2019 | 43,979 |  |  |
2020 | 33,482 |  |  |
2021 | 16,930 |  |  |
Thereafter | 23,466 |  |  |
Minimum future payments | 264,168 |  |  |
United States |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 44,650 | 43,703 | 37,850 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 13,137 | 11,074 | 6,988 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 384,661 | 387,652 | 343,102 |
Mexico |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 34,524 | 31,569 | 21,658 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 10,318 | 8,867 | 5,891 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 265,736 | 309,158 | 232,511 |
Canada |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 11,504 | 9,688 | 9,907 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 3,464 | 1,929 | 3,503 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 112,268 | 112,718 | 107,080 |
Europe |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 13,395 | 9,177 | 11,880 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 1,053 | 634 | 2,577 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 148,208 | 99,876 | 61,521 |
South America |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 6,251 | 6,886 | 7,771 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 2,430 | 2,310 | 2,157 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 55,114 | 35,374 | 57,371 |
Asia |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 4,049 | 2,828 | 4,958 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 74 | (123) | (100) |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 35,199 | 18,893 | 11,026 |
Africa |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 3,674 | 2,223 | 4,143 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 743 | 474 | 1,277 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 8,971 | 9,612 | 12,063 |
Middle East |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue | 1,848 | 1,972 | 3,264 |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | 460 | 206 | 1,041 |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 42,949 | 18,937 | 17,125 |
Off-lease and other |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Lease rent revenue less applicable depreciation and interest | (13,303) | (19,713) | (19,525) |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | $ 83,497 | $ 116,948 | $ 215,582 |
Equipment held for lease Member | Engines and related equipment |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Number of equipments held for lease | aircraft | 208 | 201 |  |
Equipment held for lease Member | Spare parts packages |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Number of equipments held for lease | item | 5 | 5 |  |
Equipment held for lease Member | Aircrafts |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Number of equipments held for lease | aircraft | 11 | 10 |  |
Month-to-month leases |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | $ 88,546 | $ 90,173 |  |
Leases expiring 2016 |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease |  | 429,635 |  |
Leases expiring 2017 |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 396,155 | 106,923 |  |
Leases expiring 2018 |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 144,977 | 87,916 |  |
Leases expiring 2019 |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 70,511 | 60,022 |  |
Leases expiring 2020 |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 180,732 | 86,922 |  |
Leases expiring 2021 |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | 57,196 |  |  |
Leases expiring thereafter |  |  |  |
Equipment Held for Lease |  |  |  |
Net book value of equipment held for operating lease | $ 114,989 | $ 130,629 |  |

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