CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenues
Rental of flight equipment	$ 1,339,002	$ 1,174,544	$ 991,241
Aircraft sales, trading and other	80,053	48,296	59,252
Total revenues	1,419,055	1,222,840	1,050,493
Expenses
Interest	255,259	235,637	192,818
Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs	30,942	30,507	27,772
Interest expense	286,201	266,144	220,590
Depreciation of flight equipment	452,682	397,760	336,657
Settlement		72,000
Selling, general and administrative	82,993	76,961	82,422
Share-based Compensation	16,941	17,022	16,048
Total expenses	838,817	829,887	655,717
Income before taxes	580,238	392,953	394,776
Income tax expense	(205,313)	(139,562)	(138,778)
Net income	$ 374,925	$ 253,391	$ 255,998
Net income per share of Class A and Class B common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.65	$ 2.47	$ 2.51
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.44	$ 2.34	$ 2.38
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	102,801,161	102,547,774	102,142,828
Diluted (in shares)	110,798,727	110,628,865	110,192,771