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Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital and Operating Leases (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Capital Leases    
2015 $ 168us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent [1]  
2016 154us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears [1]  
2017 115us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears [1]  
2018 104us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears [1]  
2019 38us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears [1]  
After 2019 495us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter [1]  
Minimum lease payments 1,074us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsNetMinimumPayments1 [1]  
Imputed interest (393)us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments [1]  
Present value of minimum lease payments 681us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments [1]  
Current portion (110)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent [1] (117)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Long-term obligations under capital leases 571us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent [1] 753us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Present value of minimum lease payments 681us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments [1]  
Facility and Other Operating Leases    
Operating Leases    
2015 1,283us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
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= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
2016 1,123us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
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= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
2017 1,089us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
2018 842us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
2019 766us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
After 2019 7,919us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
Minimum lease payments 13,022us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
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= ual_FacilityAndOtherOperatingLeasesMember
[2]  
Aircraft Operating Leases    
Operating Leases    
2015 1,446us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent
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= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
2016 1,247us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
2017 1,147us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
2018 908us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
2019 682us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
After 2019 1,910us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
Minimum lease payments $ 7,340us-gaap_OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ ual_TypesOfLeasesInOperatingLeasedActivitiesAxis
= ual_AircraftOperatingLeasesMember
[3]  
[1] As of December 31, 2014, United's aircraft capital lease minimum payments relate to leases of 37 mainline and 38 regional aircraft as well as to leases of nonaircraft assets. Imputed interest rate ranges are 3.5% to 18.3%.
[2] See Note 17 of this report for additional information related to facility and other operating leases at Hopkins International Airport ("Cleveland").
[3] The operating lease payments presented above include future payments of $72 million related to 21 nonoperating aircraft as of December 31, 2014.