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Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
segments
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Number of reportable segments (in segments) 2us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments    
Interest expense $ 13,937,000us-gaap_InterestExpense $ 14,249,000us-gaap_InterestExpense $ 14,383,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
Impairment of goodwill 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss (52,585,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Customer Revenues [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block] 205005 235125 314204
ACMI Services [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Interest expense 200,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
600,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
900,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 44,600,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
   
Impairment of goodwill 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
(52,585,000)us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_AcmiServicesMember
CAM [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Interest expense 11,800,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_CamMember
12,400,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_CamMember
12,200,000us-gaap_InterestExpense
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_CamMember
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 66,300,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_CamMember
   
Impairment of goodwill $ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_CamMember
$ 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atsg_CamMember