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HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Hedging Activity For Projected Fuel Requirements

As of June 30, 2012, our projected fuel requirements for the remainder of 2012 were hedged as follows:

 

     Maximum Price      Minimum Price  
     % of
Expected
Consumption
    Weighted
Average  Price
(per gallon)
     % of
Expected
Consumption
    Weighted
Average  Price
(per gallon)
 

UAL (a)

     

Heating oil collars

     20   $ 3.41         20   $ 2.74   

Brent crude oil collars

     13        2.74         13        1.93   

Diesel fuel collars

     9        3.18         9        2.40   

Diesel fuel call options

     1        3.17         N/A        N/A   

Aircraft fuel collars

     1        3.00         1        2.35   

Aircraft fuel swaps

     1        2.72         1        2.72   
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Total

     45        44  
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

(a) As of June 30, 2012, UAL had also hedged 15% of projected first half 2013 fuel consumption.
Schedule Of Derivative Instruments

The following tables present information about the financial statement classification of the Company’s derivatives and related gains (losses) (in millions):

 

           June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Derivatives designated as hedges

   Balance Sheet
Location
   UAL      United      Continental      UAL      United      Continental  

Assets:

                    

Fuel contracts due within one year

   Receivables    $ 3       $ 2       $ 1       $ 77       $ 48       $ 29   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                    

Fuel contracts due within one year

   Other Current Liabilities    $ 104       $ 56       $ 48       $ 4       $ 4       $ —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments
      Amount of Loss  Recognized
in AOCI on Derivatives
(Effective portion)
    Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income
(Fuel Expense)
     Amount of Loss
Recognized in Income

(Ineffective Portion)
 
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 

Fuel contracts

   2012     2011     2012     2011      2012     2011  

UAL

   $ (262   $ (231   $ (38   $ 278       $ (29   $ (34

United

     (148     (149     (17     213         (16     (7

Continental

     (114     (82     (21     65         (13     (27

 

      Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized

in AOCI on Derivatives
(Effective portion)
     Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into Income

(Fuel Expense)
     Amount of Loss
Recognized in
Income

(Ineffective Portion)
 
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 

Fuel contracts

   2012     2011      2012     2011      2012     2011  

UAL

   $ (169   $ 293       $ (69   $ 432       $ (4   $ (31

United

     (90     236         (32     338         (2     (5

Continental

     (79     57         (37     94         (2     (26
Schedule Of Derivative Credit Risk And Fair Value

The following table presents information related to the Company’s derivative credit risk as of June 30, 2012 (in millions):

 

     UAL      United      Continental  

Net derivative liability with counterparties

   $ 101       $ 54       $ 47   

Collateral posted by the Company with its counterparties (a)

     61         27         34   

Potential loss related to the failure of the Company’s counterparties to perform

     —           —           —     

 

  (a) Classified as a current receivable.