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Debt Financing - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt Financing - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Nov. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 10, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) aircraft
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Debt financing balance	$ 17,811,372,000		$ 17,811,372,000			$ 16,696,081,000
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt financing balance	17,490,582,000		17,490,582,000			15,583,544,000
Medium Term Note Program \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued	3,700,000,000		3,700,000,000
Medium Term Note Program, $750 Million, Due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued	$ 750,000,000		$ 750,000,000
Interest rate	0.70%		0.70%
Medium Term Note Program, $1.2 Billion Due 2026 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued	$ 1,200,000,000		$ 1,200,000,000
Interest rate	1.875%		1.875%
Medium Term Note Program, $600 Million, Due 2022 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued	$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000
Medium Term Note Program, $600 Million, Due 2022 \| LIBOR \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest margin			0.35%
Medium Term Note Program, $600 Million, Due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued	$ 600,000,000		$ 600,000,000
Interest rate	0.80%		0.80%
Medium Term Note Program, $500 Million, Due 2028 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount issued	$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate	2.10%		2.10%
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt financing balance	$ 0		$ 0			0
Facility fee			0.20%
Maximum borrowing capacity	6,500,000,000	$ 6,400,000,000	$ 6,500,000,000
Increase in maximum capacity from prior period		6.70%
Additional borrowing capacity					$ 50,000,000
Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest margin			1.05%
Revolving credit facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest margin			0.05%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Mature May 5, 2025 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, May 5, 2025 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maturity amount				$ 5,800,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Mature May 5, 2023 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, May 5, 2023 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maturity amount				575,000,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility Mature May 5, 2022 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, May 5, 2022 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maturity amount				$ 105,000,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt financing balance	$ 149,815,000		$ 149,815,000			$ 300,987,000
Number of aircraft pledged as collateral \| aircraft	3		3			12
Net book value of aircraft pledged as collateral	$ 224,700,000		$ 224,700,000			$ 628,700,000
Uncommitted Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving credit facility \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	75,000,000		75,000,000
Facility outstanding amount	$ 0		$ 0
Uncommitted Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Revolving credit facility \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest margin	0.90%