Special Charges

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

For the three and six months ended June 30, operating and nonoperating special charges and unrealized (gains) losses on investments in the statements of consolidated operations consisted of the following (in millions):


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Operating:
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges	$	36	$	46	$	49	$	60
Labor contract ratification bonuses	—		813		—		813
Total operating special charges	36		859		49		873
Nonoperating:
Nonoperating unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	33		(84)		70		(108)
Nonoperating debt extinguishment and modification fees	—		11		35		11
Total nonoperating special charges and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	33		(73)		105		(97)
Total operating and nonoperating special charges and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net	69		786		154		776
Income tax benefit, net of valuation allowance	(8)		(194)		(19)		(197)
Total operating and nonoperating special charges and unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net of income taxes	$	61	$	592	$	135	$	579

2024

(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred $36 million and $49 million, respectively, of charges primarily consisting of a write down to fair market value for assets held for sale, losses on the disposal of assets, a settlement related to a certain pilot long term disability plan, accelerated depreciation on assets with shortened lives and write-off of certain international slots no longer in use, which were partially offset by a gain from a favorable outcome related to a certain contract dispute as well as gains on sales of assets.

Nonoperating unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded losses of $33 million and $70 million, respectively, primarily related to the change in the market value of its investments in equity securities.

Nonoperating debt extinguishment and modification fees. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded $35 million of charges primarily related to the refinancing of its 2021 term loans.

2023

(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded $46 million and $60 million, respectively, of net charges primarily comprised of reserves for various legal matters, accelerated depreciation related to certain of the Company's assets that were retired early and other gains and losses on the sale of assets.

Labor contract ratification bonuses. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded $813 million of expense associated with an Agreement in Principle with its employees represented by the Air Line Pilots Association and ratified contracts with the IAM.

Nonoperating unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded gains of $84 million and $108 million, respectively, primarily related to the change in the market value of its investments in equity securities.

Nonoperating debt extinguishment and modification fees. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded $11 million of charges primarily related to the prepayment of $1.0 billion of the outstanding principal amount under a 2021 term loan facility.