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Hedging Activities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Schedule of Derivative Assets

Derivatives designated as hedges

        June 30, 2011      December 31, 2010  
    

Balance Sheet

Location

   UAL      United      Continental
Successor
     UAL      United      Continental
Successor
 

Assets:

                    

Fuel contracts due within one year

   Receivables    $ 194       $ 141       $ 53       $ 375       $ 277       $ 98   
                                                        

Liabilities:

                    

Fuel contracts due within one year

   Other Current Liabilities    $ 3       $ 3       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     
                                                        
Schedule of Gain Loss on Derivative Instruments
                     

 

Fuel contracts

   Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in AOCI on  Derivatives

(Effective portion)
    Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Fuel Expense)
(Effective Portion)
    Amount of Gain  (Loss)
Recognized in
Income  (Nonoperating
Expense)
(Ineffective Portion)
 
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011      2010     2011     2010  

UAL

   $ (231   $ (146   $ 278       $ —        $ (34   $ (3

United

     (149     (146     213         —          (7     (3

Continental (a)

     (82     (53     65         (9     (27     (2

(a) For Continental, the 2011 period represents Successor and the 2010 period represents Predecessor.

 

Fuel contracts

   Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in AOCI on Derivatives
(Effective portion)
    Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Fuel Expense)
(Effective Portion)
    Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in

Income (Nonoperating
Expense)

(Ineffective Portion)
 
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010     2011      2010     2011     2010  

UAL

   $ 293       $ (146   $ 432       $ —        $ (31   $ (3

United

     236         (146     338         —          (5     (3

Continental (a)

     57         (37     94         (6     (26     (2

(a) For Continental, the 2011 period represents Successor and the 2010 period represents Predecessor.
Schedule of Credit Risk Derivatives
UAL     United     Continental  

Net derivative asset with counterparties

   $ 191      $ 138      $ 53   

Collateral held by the Company (a)

     (31     (31     —     

Collateral posted by the Company

     —          —          —     

Potential loss related to the failure of the Company's counterparties to perform (b)

     160        107        53   

Second Half Of 2011 [Member]
 
Description of Derivative Instruments
     Maximum Price      Minimum Price  
     % of
Expected
Consumption
    Weighted
Average  Price

(per gallon)
     % of
Expected
Consumption
    Weighted
Average  Price
(per gallon)
 

UAL

         

Heating oil collars

     15   $ 3.32         15   $ 2.65   

Heating oil call options

     4        2.41         N/A        N/A   

Heating oil swaps

     3        2.24         3        2.24   

West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") crude oil call options

     13        2.32         N/A        N/A   

WTI crude oil swaps

     11        2.17         11        2.17   

Aircraft fuel call options

     4        3.15         N/A        N/A   

Aircraft fuel swaps

     1        3.14         1        3.14   
                     

Total

     51        30