CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details 2) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Future minimum lease payments under operating leases
2014	$ 348,000,000
2015	264,000,000
2016	217,000,000
2017	176,000,000
2018	127,000,000
Remaining years after 2018	345,000,000
Total	1,477,000,000
Rent expense	414,000,000	445,000,000	482,000,000
Other Commitments
Other Commitments	2,400,000,000
Held for sale
Future minimum lease payments under operating leases
Rent expense	15,000,000	16,000,000	13,000,000
Flight Equipment
Minimum future rental income
2014	3,648,000,000
2015	3,034,000,000
2016	2,474,000,000
2017	1,857,000,000
2018	1,194,000,000
Remaining years after 2018	2,328,000,000
Total	14,535,000,000
Flight Equipment | Minimum
Minimum future rental income
Remaining terms of operating leases	1 year
Flight Equipment | Maximum
Minimum future rental income
Remaining terms of operating leases	13 years
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) | Flight Equipment
HELD-FOR-SALE CLASSIFICATION
Number of used aircraft	1
Number of new spare engines deliverable	9
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) | New Aircraft
HELD-FOR-SALE CLASSIFICATION
Purchase commitment, number of aircraft purchased	335
Aggregate estimated total remaining payments	21,700,000,000
Number of purchased aircraft subject to sale-leaseback agreements	12
Segment Discontinued Operations
Future minimum lease payments under operating leases
Rent expense			$ 24,000,000