Other assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Other Assets [Abstract] | ||
| Lease incentives | $ 239,607 | $ 251,961 |
| Investments (Note 10) | 123,279 | 132,113 |
| Straight-line rents, prepaid expenses and other | 98,443 | 79,792 |
| Notes receivable | 87,745 | 58,994 |
| Operating lease ROU assets (Note 16) | 43,668 | |
| Debt issuance costs | 26,393 | 36,814 |
| Other tangible fixed assets | 26,018 | 29,151 |
| Derivative assets | 11,664 | 69,105 |
| Inventory | 3,157 | 30,971 |
| Other receivables | 355,502 | 220,289 |
| Other assets | $ 1,015,476 | $ 909,190 |
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- Definition Straight-line Rents, Prepaid Expenses And Other No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after valuation and LIFO reserves of inventory expected to be sold, or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of investment in equity method investee and investment in and advance to affiliate. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition This item represents a receivable for an incentive or inducement contractually stipulated between parties to a lease whereby the lessor has committed to provide the entity (lessee) with a cash payment as inducement to enter the lease. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable. Excludes financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of lessee's right to use underlying asset under operating lease. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of assets classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount due from parties in nontrade transactions, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after depreciation of long-lived, physical assets used to produce goods and services and not intended for resale, classified as other. No definition available.
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