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Restructuring
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring
RESTRUCTURING

The following table shows the balances and activity for restructuring charges:
(in millions)
Severance and Related Costs
Lease Restructuring
Liability as of January 1, 2016
$
52

$
415

Additional costs and expenses
1

—

Payments
(31
)
(22
)
Liability as of March 31, 2016
$
22

$
393



Lease restructuring charges include remaining lease payments for permanently grounded aircraft related to the domestic and Pacific fleet restructurings. Certain 50-seat regional aircraft and older B-757-200 aircraft were retired as a part of our domestic fleet restructuring over the past several years. Our domestic fleet restructuring replaced these aircraft with more efficient and customer preferred CRJ-900, B-717-200 and B-737-900 aircraft. We are restructuring our Pacific fleet by removing less efficient B-747-400 aircraft and replacing them with smaller-gauge, widebody aircraft to better match capacity with demand. These liabilities also include lease restructuring charges related to B-747-400 aircraft under operating leases that were retired during 2014.