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Debt Instrument, First Installment Payment Date

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Debt Instrument Floor Interest Rate

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Debt instrument maturity year

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Debt Instrument Quarterly Principal Repayment Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility Terminated

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Minimum Liquidity Amount To Be Maintained Under Credit Agreement

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Revolving Credit Facility Appraised Value of Collateral to Outstanding Obligations Ratio

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The amount of the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of the conversion of convertible securities.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Feb. 01, 2013 9.875% Senior Notes Due 2013	Feb. 01, 2013 12% Second Lien Due 2013	Feb. 08, 2013 Class B Pass Through Certificates	Apr. 02, 2013 Senior tranche	Jun. 30, 2013 Class C Pass Through Certificates	Jun. 30, 2013 Class C Pass Through Certificates	Jun. 30, 2013 Class A Pass Through Certificates and Class B Pass Through Certificates	Jun. 30, 2013 Class A Pass Through Certificates and Class B Pass Through Certificates	Oct. 31, 2012 Class A Pass Through Certificates and Class B Pass Through Certificates	Jun. 30, 2013 6% Convertible Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2013 6% Convertible Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2013 United Airlines, Inc.	Jun. 30, 2012 United Airlines, Inc.	Oct. 31, 2012 United Airlines, Inc. Class B Pass Through Certificates	Jun. 30, 2013 United Airlines, Inc. Class C Pass Through Certificates	Dec. 31, 2012 United Airlines, Inc. Class C Pass Through Certificates	Oct. 31, 2012 United Airlines, Inc. Class A Pass Through Certificates	Jun. 30, 2013 United Airlines, Inc. Class A Pass Through Certificates and Class B Pass Through Certificates	May 31, 2013 Unsecured Debt Senior Notes 6 Point 375 Percent Due 2018	Jun. 30, 2013 LIBOR	Jun. 30, 2013 Certain Market Interest Rates	Mar. 27, 2013 Term Loan Facility	Mar. 27, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 27, 2013 Amended Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 400,000,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 123,000,000	$ 180,000,000					$ 844,000,000					$ 132,000,000		$ 425,000,000	$ 712,000,000		$ 300,000,000					$ 1,200,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date																						Jun. 01, 2018			Apr. 01, 2019	Apr. 01, 2018
Debt instrument stated interest rate	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	9.875%	12.00%										8.00%	8.00%	5.50%		6.125%	4.00%		6.375%
Debt instrument effective interest rate													6.00%	6.00%
Common stock issued in exchange for convertible notes	22	22
Aggregate principal amount of senior convertible notes exchanged		189,000,000											189,000,000	189,000,000
Debt instrument maturity year				2013	2013	2013	2013						2029	2029													2014
Credit Agreement																									900,000,000	1,000,000,000
Available under revolving credit facility																										1,000,000,000
Debt instrument, floor rate																							1.00%
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate																							3.00%	2.00%
Quarterly principal repayment amount		0.25%
Commencement date of installment payment		Jun. 30, 2013
Debt instrument, maturity date		Apr. 01, 2019
Commitment fee percentage		0.75%
Unrestricted liquidity requirement		3,000,000,000
Minimum ratio of appraised value of collateral to the outstanding obligations	1.67	1.67
Amount utilized to repay term loan																									900,000,000
Cash utilized to repay term loan																											300,000,000
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity																										500,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		$ 520,000,000	$ 86,000,000					$ 53,000,000	$ 107,000,000	$ 202,000,000	$ 403,000,000				$ 520,000,000	$ 86,000,000		$ 385,000,000			$ 696,000,000