Special Charges And Restructuring Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s special charges, the remaining accruals for these charges and the capacity reduction related charges (in millions) as of December 31, 2012:


	Aircraft Charges			Facility Exit Costs			Employee Charges			Total
Remaining accrual at January 1, 2010	$	155		$	20		$	—		$	175
Non-cash charges		—			—			—			—
Adjustments		(8	)		11			—			3
Payments		(88	)		(4	)		—			(92	)

Remaining accrual at December 31, 2010	$	59		$	27		$	—		$	86
Non-cash charges		(725	)		1			—			(724	)
Adjustments		751			(8	)		—			743
Payments		(36	)		(4	)		—			(40	)

Remaining accrual at December 31, 2011	$	49		$	16		$	—		$	65
Special charges		11			13			361			385
Non-cash charges		(11	)		(13	)		—			(24	)
Adjustments		(47	)		(11	)		—			(58	)
Payments		(2	)		(1	)		(169	)		(172	)

Remaining accrual at December 31, 2012	$	—		$	4		$	192		$	196

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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