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For disposal group including discontinued operations, represents the percentage of common stock agreed to be sold.

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Represents the number of shares of stock of the acquirer received as noncash consideration for the disposal of a disposal group.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The number of countries in which the entity operates as of balance sheet date.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) (USD $) In Billions, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May 14, 2014 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	May 14, 2014 International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC)	May 05, 2014 Aer Cap	Sep. 30, 2014 Aer Cap	May 13, 2014 Aer Cap	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum item
Basis of Presentation
Number of Countries in which the entity operates								130
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 2.5	$ 2.5
Percentage of common stock agreed to be sold				100.00%
Consideration in cash			$ 7.6			$ 7.6
Closing price per share (in dollars per share)							$ 47.01
Number of shares received			97.6		97.6