Gross Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets

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Number of aircraft held for sale.

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Number of aircraft sold.

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Number of engine sold.

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Number of spare engines to be sold.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Gain (loss) related to the sale of trust assets (includes, but is not limited to, gold and silver) to pay trust expenses.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Cash received from sales of long-lived depreciable flight assets, including owned aircraft or capital improvements.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 22, 2023 USD ($) Engine	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) Engine	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) AirCraft Engine	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Asset impairment			$ 50,951	$ 39,475
Assets held for sale		$ 21,000	21,000		$ 73,000
Proceeds from sale of aircraft and engines			$ 139,878
CRJ-900 [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Asset impairment		$ 30,500
Number of aircraft held for sale		7	21
CRJ-200 Aircraft [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| AirCraft			1
CRJ900 CRJ200 Aircraft [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Assets held for sale		$ 112,000	$ 112,000
United Airlines Inc [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of spare engines to be sold \| Engine	20	20
Number of engine sold \| Engine		20	30
Gain on the sale of engines		$ 6,700	$ 7,300
Gross proceeds from sale of asset	$ 53,700	53,700
Proceeds from sale of asset	$ 26,900	$ 26,900
Number of aircraft sold \| Engine			30
United Airlines Inc [Member] \| Engine Sale Agreement [Member]
Long Lived Assets Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of engine sold \| Engine	30	30