Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]

Schedule Of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	UAL						United						Continental Successor (a)			Continental Predecessor (a)
Three Months Ended September 30,	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Net income	$	653		$	387		$	415		$	399		$	236		$	354
Other comprehensive income (loss) adjustments, before tax:
Investments		(4	)		4			(3	)		4			(1	)		—
Fuel derivative financial instruments:
Reclassification into earnings		(94	)		72			(90	)		72			(4	)		16
Change in fair value		(181	)		79			(91	)		79			(90	)		33
Employee benefit plans:
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses		(5	)		(3	)		—			(3	)		(5	)		21
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—			—			8
Other		(1	)		4			—			4			(1	)		(8	)
Comprehensive income (loss) adjustments, before tax		(285	)		156			(184	)		156			(101	)		70
Total comprehensive income (a)	$	368		$	543		$	231		$	555		$	135		$	424

(a) There were no income tax effects for either period due to the recording of valuation allowance.

	UAL						United						Continental Successor (a)			Continental Predecessor (a)
Nine Months Ended September 30,	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Net income	$	978		$	578		$	536		$	606		$	441		$	441
Other comprehensive income (loss) adjustments, before tax:
Investments		(2	)		16			(3	)		16			1			—
Fuel derivative financial instruments:
Reclassification into earnings		(526	)		72			(427	)		72			(99	)		23
Change in fair value		112			(66	)		145			(66	)		(33	)		(4	)
Employee benefit plans:
Amortization of net actuarial (gains) losses		(18	)		(10	)		(1	)		(10	)		(17	)		62
Amortization of prior service cost		—			—			—			—			—			23
Other		2			1			(1	)		1			1			(11	)
Comprehensive income (loss) adjustments, before tax		(432	)		13			(287	)		13			(147	)		93
Total comprehensive income (a)	$	546		$	591		$	249		$	619		$	294		$	534

(a) There were no income tax effects for either period due to the recording of valuation allowance.