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Restructuring
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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
15

—

Payments
(48
)
(63
)
Liability as of September 30, 2016
$
19

$
352



Lease restructuring charges include remaining lease payments for permanently grounded aircraft related to domestic and Pacific fleet restructurings. Our domestic fleet restructuring initiative is replacing 50-seat regional aircraft and older B-757-200 aircraft with more efficient and customer preferred CRJ-900, B-717-200 and B-737-900ER aircraft. We are also 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.