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Number of aircraft purchased.

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Related Party Transaction, Percentage Ownership of Company Outstanding Shares

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Return of Capital and Cumulative Net Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investment

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Refundable consideration, usually cash, held by the entity pending satisfactory completion of the entity's obligations or pending the closing of a contract.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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Cash dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporations that are returns of capital. Excludes dividends or distributions from equity method investments classified as operating activities.

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

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Unconsolidated Equity Method Investment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 19, 2013 Aircraft
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Flight Equipment	$ 832,961	$ 568,045	$ 61,489
Customer Advances and Deposits	333,456us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesAndDeposits	442,432us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesAndDeposits
Percentage Ownership of Aircastle's Outstanding Shares	9.70%
Movement in Equity Method Investment [Roll Forward]
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2012	21,123us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Earnings from joint venture, net of tax	3,054	53	0
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2013	46,453us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments	21,123us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions, Return of Capital	667	0	0
Return of Capital and Cumulative Net Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investment	(3,774)
Equity Method Investee \| OTTP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	30.00%
Movement in Equity Method Investment [Roll Forward]
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2012	21,123	0
Investment in joint venture	26,050	21,070
Earnings from joint venture, net of tax	3,054	53
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2013	46,453	21,123
Equity Method Investee \| OTTP \| A-330-200
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft, Purchased				2
Equity Method Investee \| OTTP \| B-777-300 [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft, Purchased				2
Equity Method Investee \| OTTP \| Embraer E195 [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft, Purchased				1
Maintenance Payments \| Equity Method Investee \| OTTP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Customer Advances and Deposits	3,576
security deposit [Member] \| Equity Method Investee \| OTTP
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Customer Advances and Deposits	$ 5,100