Related party transactions (Details) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2019
aircraft
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Mar. 31, 2019
aircraft
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Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
aircraft
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of aircraft sold | aircraft | 1 | 6 | |||
| Share repurchase (in shares) | $ 607,343,000 | $ 726,640,000 | $ 1,124,724,000 | ||
| AerCap Partners I | |||||
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| Number of aircraft sold | aircraft | 4 | ||||
| Executive officer | |||||
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| Share repurchase (in shares) | $ 39,600 | ||||
| Share repurchase, aggregate sales price | 1,800,000 | ||||
| Waha Capital PJSC | |||||
| Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | |||||
| Share repurchase (in shares) | 2,427,790 | ||||
| Share repurchase, aggregate sales price | $ 144,800,000 | ||||
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- Definition Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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