Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax

The tables below present the components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax (in millions):

UAL (a)	Pension and Other Postretirement Unrecognized Actuarial Gains (Losses) and Prior Service Cost			Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives		Other		Total
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	152		$	240	$	(5)	$	387
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(440)			163		—		(277)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		(24)			(503)		—		(527)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(464)			(340)		—		(804)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(312)		$	(100)	$	(5)	$	(417)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(747)			(51)		11		(787)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		17			141		—		158
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		(730)			90		11		(629)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	(1,042)		$	(10)	$	6	$	(1,046)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		1,584	(b)		39		7		1,630
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		42			(18)		—		24
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)		1,626			21		7		1,654
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	584		$	11	$	13	$	608

Details about AOCI Components	Amount Reclassified from AOCI to Income						Affected Line Item in the Statement Where Net Income is Presented
	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
Fuel contracts-reclassifications of (gains) losses into earnings (c)	$	(18)	$	141	$	(503)	Aircraft fuel
Amortization of pension and post-retirement items
Amortization of unrecognized (gains) losses and prior service cost and the effect of curtailments and settlements (c) (d)	$	42	$	17	$	(24)	Salaries and related costs

(a) UAL and United amounts are substantially the same except for an additional $6 million of income tax benefit at United in 2013. In addition, United had additional (losses) gains related to investments and other of $(2) million, $1 million and $1 million in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

(b) For 2013, prior service credits increased by $331 million and actuarial gains increased by approximately $1.3 billion. Amounts for 2012 and 2011 were not material.

(c) Income tax expense offset by Company’s valuation allowance.

(d) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net periodic pension costs (see Note 8 of this report for additional details).