Commitments and contingencies (Movements in prepayments on flight equipment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Deposits on Flight Equipment [Roll Forward] | ||
| Prepayments on flight equipment at beginning of period | $ 3,024,520 | $ 2,930,303 |
| Prepayments made during the period | 1,329,110 | 1,811,917 |
| Interest paid and capitalized during the period | 97,327 | 101,755 |
| Prepayments and capitalized interest applied to the purchase of flight equipment | (1,496,479) | (1,819,455) |
| Prepayments on flight equipment at end of period | $ 2,954,478 | $ 3,024,520 |
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- Definition Deposits on Flight Equipment No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of increase in the carrying amount of advance payments for the acquisition of forward order aircraft for advance payments made during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of increase in the carrying amount of advance payments for the acquisition of forward order aircraft for interest that is capitalized during the period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of advance payments for the acquisition of forward order aircraft applied against the purchase of flight equipment during the period. Includes the related capitalized interest. No definition available.
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- Definition Carrying amount, at the balance sheet date, of deposits made to the manufacturer for new flight equipment still under construction. May include capitalized interest. No definition available.
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