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Fair Value Measurements
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of a financial instrument represents the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of judgment, and therefore cannot be determined with precision.
Accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accounting standards establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value and also establishes the following three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
•Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, and accounts payable: The amounts reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.
•Notes receivable: The carrying amount of the Company’s outstanding balance on its Notes receivable as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was estimated to have a fair value of approximately $159.2 million and $39.7 million, respectively, based on the fair value of estimated future payments calculated using interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates at each period end (Level 2 inputs).
•Debt obligations: The carrying amount of the Company’s outstanding balance on its Debt obligations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was estimated to have a fair value of approximately $1,691.0 million and $1,262.6 million, respectively, based on the fair value of estimated future payments calculated using interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates at each year end (Level 2 inputs).
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company measured the fair value of its interest rate swaps based on Level 2 inputs, due to the usage of inputs that can be corroborated by observable market data. The Company estimates the fair value of derivative instruments using a discounted cash flow technique and has used creditworthiness inputs that corroborate observable market data evaluating the Company’s and counterparties’ risk of non-performance. The interest rate swaps had a net fair value of $4.0 million and $1.7 million representing a net liability as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company recorded interest expense of $2.0 million and a reduction to interest expense of $0.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, from derivative investments.
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The Company determines fair value of long-lived assets held and used, such as Equipment held for operating lease and Equipment held for sale, by reference to independent appraisals, quoted market prices (e.g. an offer to purchase) and other factors. An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. The Company used Level 2 inputs to measure write-downs of equipment held for lease and equipment held for sale. 
 Total Losses
 Years Ended December 31,
 20202019
 (in thousands)
Equipment held for lease$20,470 $18,132 
Equipment held for sale70 88 
Total$20,540 $18,220 
Write-downs of equipment to their estimated fair values totaled $20.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 which included write-downs of $15.2 million due to a management decision to monetize 10 engines and two airframes either by sale to a third party or for part-out and $5.3 million for the adjustment of the carrying value of seven impaired engines.
Write-downs of equipment to their estimated fair values totaled $18.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 which included write-downs of $11.8 million due to a management decision to monetize 11 engines either by sale to a third party or for part-out and $6.4 million for the adjustment of the carrying value of seven impaired engines.
As of December 31, 2020, $37.6 million book value for 21 of these engines remains within equipment held for operating lease, equipment held for sale and spare parts inventory.