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Restructuring and Other Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table shows amounts recorded in restructuring and other items on our Consolidated Statements of Operations:



	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Facilities, fleet and other	$	293		$	135		$	202
Severance and related costs	237			100			15
Intangible asset impairments (see Note 6)	—			50			—
Gains on slot exchange and divestiture (see Note 6)	(78		)	(43		)	—
Merger-related items	—			—			233
Total restructuring and other items	$	452		$	242		$	450

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the balances and activity for restructuring charges:



	Severance and Related Costs									Lease Restructuring
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
Liability at beginning of period	$	46		$	20		$	69		$	64		$	85		$	74
Additional costs and expenses	126			100			15			45			—			20
Other	—			—			—			—			—			14
Payments	(123		)	(74		)	(64		)	(32		)	(21		)	(23		)
Liability at end of period	$	49		$	46		$	20		$	77		$	64		$	85

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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