Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Aircraft purchase and lease commitments [Table Text Block]

Years Ending December 31, (in millions)	Total
2015	$	1,480
2016	1,970
2017	2,390
2018	2,230
2019	1,060
Thereafter	4,820
Total	$	13,950

Airline capacity purchase arrangements

Accordingly, our actual payments under these agreements could differ materially from the minimum fixed obligations set forth in the table below.

Years Ending December 31, (in millions)	Amount(1)
2015	$	2,220
2016	1,930
2017	1,720
2018	1,550
2019	1,430
Thereafter	2,370
Total	$	11,220

⁽¹⁾  These amounts exclude Contract Carrier payments accounted for as operating leases of aircraft, which are described in Note 9. The contingencies described below under “Contingencies Related to Termination of Contract Carrier Agreements” are also excluded from this table.

Employees Under Collective Bargaining Agreements

Employee Group	Approximate Number of Active Employees Represented	Union	Date on which Collective Bargaining Agreement Becomes Amendable
Delta Pilots	11,530	ALPA	December 31, 2015
Delta Flight Superintendents (Dispatchers)	380	PAFCA	March 31, 2018
Endeavor Air Pilots	1,300	ALPA	January 1, 2020
Endeavor Air Flight Attendants	1,000	AFA	December 31, 2018
Endeavor Air Dispatchers	60	DISTWU	December 31, 2018