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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
segment
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Number of Operating Segments 1us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Passenger Aircraft  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Estimated useful life 25 years
Estimated residual value 15.00%us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentSalvageValuePercentage
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ayr_PassengerAircraftMember
Freighter Aircraft | Minimum  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Estimated useful life 30 years
Estimated residual value 5.00%us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentSalvageValuePercentage
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ayr_FreighterAircraftMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Freighter Aircraft | Maximum  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Estimated useful life 35 years
Estimated residual value 10.00%us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentSalvageValuePercentage
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ayr_FreighterAircraftMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Flight Equipment | Minimum | Property Subject to Operating Lease  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Operating Leases, Term of Contract 3 years
Flight Equipment | Maximum | Property Subject to Operating Lease  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Operating Leases, Term of Contract 7 years
Leasehold Improvements, Furnishings and Equipment | Minimum  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Estimated useful life 3 years
Leasehold Improvements, Furnishings and Equipment | Maximum  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Estimated useful life 5 years
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary  
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]  
Number of VIE's consolidated 7ayr_VariableInterestEntityNumberofEntities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember