Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Disclosure [Table Text Block]

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⁾
2013	$	2,210
2014	2,200
2015	2,130
2016	1,850
2017	1,690
Thereafter	3,880
Total	$	13,960


⁽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.



Years Ending December 31, (in millions)	Total
2013	$	1,000
2014	1,525
2015	815
2016	810
2017	760
Thereafter	3,240
Total	$	8,150

Domestic Employee Groups Represented by Unions [Table Text Block]



Employee Group	Approximate Number of Active Employees Represented	Union	Date on which Collective Bargaining Agreement Becomes Amendable
Delta Pilots	10,700	ALPA	December 31, 2015
Delta Flight Superintendents (Dispatchers)	340	PAFCA	December 31, 2013

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of unconditional purchase obligations that are not recognized as a liability on the balance sheet, including the nature and significant terms of an unconditional purchase obligation; the amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the obligation as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented in the aggregate and, if determinable, for each of the five succeeding fiscal years; the nature of any variable components of the obligation; the amount purchased under the obligation (for example, the take-or-pay or throughput contract) for the reporting period; and may include the amount of imputed interest necessary to reduce the obligation to present value.

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