Impairment of aircraft engines held for sale line items.

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Number of aircraft held for sale.

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Refund of payments for aircraft rent.

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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 property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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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 and Other Income - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Engine	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Engine	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Engine
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Net gain from sale of aircraft	$ (2)	$ 0	$ 6,715	$ 0
Net proceeds from sale of aircraft			44,110	0
Impairment loss on assets held for sale	15,934	$ 3,269	15,934	$ 3,269
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Carrying value of asset held for sale	$ 99,000		$ 99,000		$ 155,900
Certain Spare CF6-80 Engines [Member]
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| Engine	2		2
Aircraft Engines [Member] \| Other (Income) Expense , Net [Member]
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Aircraft rent refunds	$ 31,500		$ 32,900
Dry Leasing Portfolio [Member]
Impairment Of Aircraft Engines Held For Sale [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale \| Engine	2		2		3