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Special Charges (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Components of Special Items

For the three months ended March 31, special charges consisted of the following (in millions):

 

     Three Months Ended
March  31,		  

Operating:

    2016      2015  

Labor agreement costs

     $ 100         $ —    

Cleveland airport lease restructuring

      74          —    

Severance and benefit costs

      8          50    

(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges

      8          14    
  

 

 

     

 

 

  

Special charges

      190          64    

Nonoperating and income taxes:

      

Loss on extinguishment of debt and other

      8          6    

Income tax benefit related to special charges

      (72)         —    
  

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total special charges, net of tax

     $ 126         $ 70    
  

 

 

     

 

 

  
Schedule of Severance Related Accruals

The following is a reconciliation of severance accrual activity for the period:

 

     Severance and
Benefits		  

Balance at December 31, 2015

     $                     27    

Accrual

      8    

Payments

      (6)   
  

 

 

  

Balance at March 31, 2016

     $ 29