Lease Rental Revenues and Flight Equipment Held for Lease (Details 1) (Lease Rental Revenue, Geographic Concentration Risk)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of geographic concentration	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Europe
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of geographic concentration	33.00%	37.00%	33.00%	40.00%
Asia and Pacific
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of geographic concentration	38.00%	33.00%	38.00%	30.00%
North America
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of geographic concentration	10.00%	12.00%	9.00%	12.00%
South America
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of geographic concentration	9.00%	7.00%	9.00%	7.00%
Middle East and Africa
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Percentage of geographic concentration	10.00%	11.00%	11.00%	11.00%