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Number of aircraft considered as assets held for lease.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Interest and fee income generated by direct lease financing which consists of an institution owning and leasing personal property for the use of its customers at the customers' specific request.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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The amount of property, by major property class, net of accumulated depreciation, subject to or available for lease as of the balance sheet date.

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Aircraft Capitalization and Depreciation [Abstract]
Aircraft useful life			12 years
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Impairment charge	$ 11,718,700us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 6,800,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 18,736,500us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	$ 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease, net			186,762,600	152,954,600
Impairment of Long-lived Assets [Abstract]
Provision for impairment in value of aircraft	11,718,700us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	6,800,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	18,736,500us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges	0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts			0	0
Finance Leases [Abstract]
Interest earned on finance lease			150,000	175,700
Fokker 100 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Impairment charge			15,278,900
Number of aircraft held for lease			2
Number of aircraft held for sale			5
Impairment of Long-lived Assets [Abstract]
Provision for impairment in value of aircraft			15,278,900
Fokker 50 [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Impairment charge			333,400
Number of aircraft held for lease			2
Number of aircraft held for sale			1	1
Impairment of Long-lived Assets [Abstract]
Provision for impairment in value of aircraft			333,400
Fokker 100 and Fokker 50 [Member] \| Held-for-sale [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Impairment charge			15,612,300	0
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease, net			6,100,000
Impairment of Long-lived Assets [Abstract]
Provision for impairment in value of aircraft			15,612,300	0
Fokker 100 and Fokker 50 [Member] \| Held-for-lease [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Impairment charge			3,124,200	0
Aircraft and aircraft engines held for lease, net			7,837,300
Impairment of Long-lived Assets [Abstract]
Provision for impairment in value of aircraft			3,124,200	0
Saab 340B [Member]
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease [Line Items]
Number of aircraft held for sale			2
Recurring [Member]
Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Money market funds included in cash and cash equivalents			1,044,300	1,842,000
Liabilities recorded at fair value			$ 0	$ 0