Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended												3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 segments	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Customer Revenues [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Customer Revenues [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Customer Revenues [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 ACMI Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 ACMI Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 ACMI Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CAM [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 CAM [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CAM [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Boeing 727 and DC-8 Aircraft and Flight Equipment [Member] Aircraft and Flight Equipment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Boeing 727 and DC-8 Aircraft and Flight Equipment [Member] Aircraft and Flight Equipment [Member] ACMI Services [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Boeing 727 and DC-8 Aircraft and Flight Equipment [Member] Aircraft and Flight Equipment [Member] CAM [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments (in segments)	2
Interest expense	$ 14,249,000	$ 14,383,000	$ 14,181,000				$ 600,000	$ 900,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 12,400,000	$ 12,200,000	$ 10,700,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions							30,900,000			74,100,000
Impairment of goodwill	(52,585,000)	0	(2,797,000)				(52,585,000)	0	(2,797,000)	0	0
Impairment of aircraft	0	0	22,065,000				0	0	15,304,000	0	0	6,761,000	22,100,000	(15,300,000)	(6,800,000)
Impairment of acquired intangibles	$ 0	$ 0	$ (2,282,000)				$ 0	$ 0	$ (2,282,000)
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]				235125	314204	291300