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Debt instrument maturity year

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Increase in term loan balance.

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Longterm Debt Maturities Repayments of Principal in Quarterly Installments Percent

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Revolving credit facility appraised value of collateral to outstanding obligations ratio.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum ratio of appraised value of collateral to the outstanding obligations	1.60		1.60
Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement Covenants Minimum Liquidity Requirement Value			$ 2,000,000,000
United Airlines, Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 392,000,000		$ 392,000,000
Debt instrument maturity year			2027
United Airlines, Inc. \| 4.25% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date	Oct. 01, 2022
Debt instrument stated interest rate	4.25%		4.25%
Notes repurchase price	101.00%
United Airlines, Inc. \| 5% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date		Feb. 01, 2024
Debt instrument stated interest rate		5.00%
Notes repurchase price		101.00%
United Airlines, Inc. \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage			0.75%
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly principal repayment amount	0.25%		0.25%
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan Due April 1, 2024 [Member] \| Interest Rate Floor
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan Due April 1, 2024 [Member] \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			2.25%
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan Due April 1, 2024 [Member] \| Certain Market Interest Rates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.25%
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility Due April 1, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date			Apr. 01, 2024
Increase in term loan balance			$ 440,000,000
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement	2,000,000,000		2,000,000,000
United Airlines, Inc. \| Secured Debt \| Revolving Credit Facility Available For Drawing Until April 1, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement	$ 2,000,000,000		$ 2,000,000,000
Revolving credit facility available for drawing date			Apr. 01, 2022