Impairment of aircraft engines held for sale line items.

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Number of aircraft held for sale.

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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, expected to be sold within a year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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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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Special Charge and Assets Held For Sale - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) Engine	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) Engine	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Engine
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Special charge	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,633	$ 0
Proceeds from disposal of flight equipment			13,500	$ 1,850
Certain Spare CF6-80 Engines [Member]
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from disposal of flight equipment			11,700
Net gain from sale of aircraft			$ 6,200
Number of aircraft held for sale \| Engine	2		2		6
Certain Spare CF6-80 Engines [Member] \| Prepaid Expense, Assets Held for Sale and Other Current Assets [Member]
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Carrying value of asset held for sale					$ 5,500