Unconsolidated Equity Method Investment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Unconsolidated Equity Method Investment
Unconsolidated Equity Method Investment
On December 19, 2013, the Company and an affiliate of Teachers’ formed a joint venture (the “JV”), in which we have a 30% equity interest, to invest in leased aircraft. Teachers’ currently holds 10.0% of our outstanding common shares.
We source and service investments in this joint venture and provide marketing, asset management and administrative services to it and are paid market-based fees for those services, which are recorded in Other revenue in our Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has recorded in its Consolidated Balance Sheet a $6,670 guarantee liability in Maintenance payments and a $5,400 guarantee liability in Security deposits representing its share of the respective exposures.
 
 
Amount
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2013
 
$
21,123

Investment in joint venture
 
26,050

Earnings from joint venture, net of tax
 
3,054

Distributions
 
(3,774
)
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2014
 
46,453

Investment in joint venture
 
3,394

Earnings from joint venture, net of tax
 
6,257

Distributions
 
(5,727
)
Investment in joint venture at December 31, 2015
 
$
50,377