Integration-Related Costs and Special Items (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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):

Operating:	2014		2013		2012
Severance and benefit costs	$	199	$	105	$	125
Integration-related costs		96		205		739
Costs associated with permanently grounding Embraer ERJ 135 aircraft		66		—		—
Impairment of assets		49		33		30
Labor agreement costs		—		127		475
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special (gains) losses, net		33		50		(46)
Special charges	$	443	$	520	$	1,323
Nonoperating:
Loss on extinguishment of debt and other, net	$	74	$	—	$	—
Income tax benefit		(10)		(7)		(11)
Total operating and nonoperating special charges, net of income taxes	$	507	$	513	$	1,312

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, 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
Accrual		199		102
Payments		(181)		(11)
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	109	$	102