Special Charges (Credits) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

For the three and nine months ended September 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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
CARES Act grant	$	(1,132)	$	(1,494)	$	(4,021)	$	(3,083)
Impairment of assets	46		38		105		168
Severance and benefit costs	5		350		433		413
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges	(17)		25		60		35
Total operating special charges (credits)	(1,098)		(1,081)		(3,423)		(2,467)
Nonoperating unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	34		(15)		(91)		295
Nonoperating debt extinguishment and modification fees	(12)		—		50		—
Nonoperating special termination benefits and settlement losses	—		415		46		646
Nonoperating credit loss on BRW Term Loan and related guarantee	—		—		—		697
Total nonoperating special charges and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	22		400		5		1,638
Total operating and nonoperating special charges (credits) and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	(1,076)		(681)		(3,418)		(829)
Income tax expense, net of valuation allowance	274		148		768		375
Total operating and nonoperating special charges (credits) and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net of income taxes	$	(802)	$	(533)	$	(2,650)	$	(454)