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Lease Obligations (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Leases [Abstract]  
Schedule of future minimum lease payments for capital leases The following tables summarize our minimum rental commitments under capital leases and noncancelable operating leases (including certain aircraft flown by regional carriers) with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year for the years succeeding December 31, 2016:

Capital Leases
(in millions)
Total
2017
$
145

2018
85

2019
60

2020
43

2021
24

Thereafter
21

Total minimum lease payments
378

Less: amount of lease payments representing interest
(54
)
Present value of future minimum capital lease payments
324

Less: current obligations under capital leases
(122
)
Long-term capital lease obligations
$
202
Schedule of future minimum rental payments for operating leases Operating Leases
(in millions)
Delta Lease Payments(1)
Contract Carrier Aircraft Lease Payments(2)
Total
2017
$
1,302

$
270

$
1,572

2018
1,194

249

1,443

2019
1,084

220

1,304

2020
962

171

1,133

2021
766

96

862

Thereafter
6,533

248

6,781

Total minimum lease payments
$
11,841

$
1,254

$
13,095


 
(1) 
Includes payments accounted for as construction obligations.
(2) 
Represents the minimum lease obligations under our contract carrier agreements with Compass Airlines, LLC, ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., GoJet Airlines, LLC, Republic Airline, Inc. (as successor by merger to Shuttle America Corporation) and SkyWest Airlines, Inc.