Integration-Related Costs and Special Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Components of Integration-Related Costs and Special Items

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):

	2013		2012		2011
Integration-related costs	$	205	$	739	$	517
Labor agreement costs		127		475		—
Severance and benefits		105		125		—
Asset impairments		33		30		4
Termination of maintenance service contract		—		—		58
Additional costs associated with the temporarily grounded Boeing 787 aircraft		18		—		—
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges, net		32		(46)		13
Total	$	520	$	1,323	$	592

Accrual Activity

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

	Severance/   Medical Costs			Permanently     Grounded Aircraft
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	102		$	41
Accrual		21			5
Payments		(68	)		(15	)
Balance at December 31, 2011		55			31
Accrual		170			(1	)
Payments		(160	)		(25	)
Balance at December 31, 2012		65			5
Accrual		120			10
Payments		(94	)		(4	)
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	91		$	11