Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019 trust	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of pass-through trusts created \| trust	2
Revolving Credit Facility \| United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available under revolving credit facility \| $		$ 2,000,000,000

Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant