Special Charges (Credits) (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Components of Special Charges

For the three and six months ended June 30, special charges (credits), unrealized (gains) losses on investments, debt extinguishment and modification fees, special termination benefits and settlement losses and certain credit losses in the statements of consolidated operations consisted of the following (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
CARES Act grant	$	(1,079)	$	(1,589)	$	(2,889)	$	(1,589)
Impairment of assets	59		80		59		130
Severance and benefit costs	11		63		428		63
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges	61		(3)		77		10
Total operating special charges (credits)	(948)		(1,449)		(2,325)		(1,386)
Nonoperating unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	(147)		(9)		(125)		310
Nonoperating debt extinguishment and modification fees	62		—		62		—
Nonoperating special termination benefits and settlement losses	—		231		46		231
Nonoperating credit loss on BRW Term Loan and related guarantee	—		—		—		697
Total nonoperating special charges and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	(85)		222		(17)		1,238
Total operating and nonoperating special charges (credits) and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	(1,033)		(1,227)		(2,342)		(148)
Income tax expense (benefit), net of valuation allowance	203		241		494		227
Total operating and nonoperating special charges (credits) and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net of income taxes	$	(830)	$	(986)	$	(1,848)	$	79