NOTE 7 - HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Fuel Derivatives

As of September 30, 2017, the Company did not have any fuel hedging contracts outstanding to hedge its fuel consumption. The last of the Company’s fuel hedge derivatives designated for cash flow hedge accounting expired in December 2016. The Company’s current strategy is to not enter into transactions to hedge its fuel consumption, although the Company regularly reviews its strategy based on market conditions and other factors.

The following table presents the impact of derivative instruments and their location within the Company’s unaudited statements of consolidated operations (in millions):

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges


	Amount of Loss Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Fuel Expense
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Fuel contracts	$	—	$	(6)	$	—	$	(24)

	Amount of Loss Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)				Loss Reclassified from AOCI into Fuel Expense (a)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Fuel contracts	$	—	$	(5)	$	(2)	$	(197)

(a) The 2017 loss reclassified from AOCI into fuel expense represents hedge losses on December 2016 settled trades, but for which the associated fuel purchased in December was not consumed until January 2017.