Merger and Integration-Related Costs and Special Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Components of Integration and Merger-Related Costs and Special Items

For the years ended December 31, Merger and integration-related costs and special items classified as special charges in the statements of consolidated operations consisted of the following for the years ended December 31 (in millions):

2012
Integration-related costs	$	739
Labor agreement costs		475
Voluntary severance and benefits		125
Intangible asset impairment		30
Gains on sale of assets and other special charges, net		(46	)
Total	$	1,323
2011
Integration-related costs	$	517
Termination of maintenance service contract		58
Intangible asset impairment		4
Other		13
Total	$	592
2010
Merger costs:
Merger-related costs	$	144
Salary and severance-related		249
Integration-related costs		171
		564
Aircraft impairments		136
Goodwill impairment credit		(64	)
Intangible asset impairment		29
Other		4
Total	$	669

Accrual Activity

Activity related to the accruals for severance and medical costs and future lease payments on permanently grounded aircraft and unused facilities is as follows (in millions):

	Severance/ Medical  Costs			Permanently Grounded Aircraft			Unused Facilities
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	45		$	83		$	—
Liability assumed due to Merger, October 1, 2010		3			—			33
Accrual		155			(3	)		—
Payments		(101	)		(39	)		(26	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		102			41			7
Accrual		21			5			—
Payments		(68	)		(15	)		(3	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		55			31			4
Accrual		170			(1	)		(2	)
Payments		(160	)		(25	)		(1	)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	65		$	5		$	1