Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

(3) Segment Reporting

        Generally accepted accounting principles require disclosures related to components of a company for which separate financial information is available to and regularly evaluated by the company's chief operating decision maker ("CODM") when deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

        The Company's two operating segments consist of its two subsidiaries, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet. On December 31, 2011, ExpressJet Delaware and Atlantic Southeast merged through the ExpressJet Combination. As a result of the ExpressJet Combination, ExpressJet became a reportable segment. Prior year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year segment presentation. The results of operation of ExpressJet Delaware and Atlantic Southeast for periods prior to the ExpressJet Combination are combined under the ExpressJet segment. Corporate overhead expense incurred by the Company is allocated to the operating expenses of its two operating subsidiaries.

        The following represents the Company's segment data for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (Thousands).

	Year ended December 31,2011
	SkyWest Airlines		ExpressJet			Other		Consolidated
Operating revenues		2,002,830		1,640,837			11,256		3,654,923
Operating expense		1,893,909		1,714,481			5,428		3,613,818
Depreciation and amortization expense		147,520		106,662			—		254,182
Interest expense		50,907		25,142			4,334		80,383
Segment profit (loss)(1)		58,014		(98,786	)		1,494		(39,278	)
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		19,497			—		19,497
Total assets		2,595,901		1,686,007			—		4,281,908
Capital expenditures (including non—cash)		166,998		32,758			—		199,756

	Year ended December 31,2010
	SkyWest Airlines		ExpressJet		Other			Consolidated
Operating revenues		1,904,472		855,095		5,578			2,765,145
Operating expense (income)		1,759,784		804,110		(575	)		2,563,319
Depreciation and amortization expense		144,002		92,497		—			236,499
Interest expense		53,622		27,933		4,962			86,517
Segment profit(1)		91,066		23,052		1,191			115,309
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		21,747		—			21,747
Total assets		2,587,371		1,859,138		—			4,446,509
Capital expenditures (including non—cash)		158,787		22,290		—			181,077

	Year ended December 31,2009
	SkyWest Airlines		ExpressJet		Other			Consolidated
Operating revenues		1,731,346		880,846		1,422			2,613,614
Operating expense (income)		1,591,311		815,699		(5,591	)		2,401,419
Depreciation and amortization expense		132,513		89,035		—			221,548
Interest expense		45,729		34,224		6,377			86,330
Segment profit(1)		94,306		30,923		636			125,865
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		23,997		—			23,997
Total assets		2,436,700		1,874,102		—			4,310,802
Capital expenditures (including non—cash)		406,231		33,171		—			439,402

(1)

Segment profit is operating income less interest expense