Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting

Schedule of Company's segment data

The following represents the Company’s segment data for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands).

		Year Ended December 31, 2018
		SkyWest
		Airlines		ExpressJet		SkyWest Leasing		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	2,346,251	$	564,202	$	311,226	$	3,221,679
Operating expense		2,022,560		577,608		147,231		2,747,399
Depreciation and amortization expense		155,511		37,290		141,788		334,589
Interest expense		17,021		2,340		101,048		120,409
Segment profit (loss) (1)		306,670		(15,746)		62,947		353,871
Total assets		2,531,707		279,303		3,502,202		6,313,212
Capital expenditures (including non-cash)		149,731		10,137		996,408		1,156,276

		Year Ended December 31, 2017
		SkyWest
		Airlines		ExpressJet		SkyWest Leasing		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	2,092,368	$	790,282	$	239,942	$	3,122,592
Operating expense		1,807,540		818,683		108,170		2,734,393
Depreciation and amortization expense		134,563		51,982		106,223		292,768
Interest expense		21,544		4,127		79,254		104,925
Segment profit (loss) (1)		263,284		(32,528)		52,518		283,274
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		4,896		—		4,896
Total assets		2,245,051		599,122		2,630,227		5,474,400
Capital expenditures (including non-cash)		124,955		14,278		550,165		689,398

		Year Ended December 31, 2016
		SkyWest
		Airlines		ExpressJet		SkyWest Leasing		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	1,878,725	$	1,043,977	$	141,000	$	3,063,702
Operating expense		1,829,520		1,338,718		68,148		3,236,386
Depreciation and amortization expense		139,159		83,935		61,875		284,969
Special items		184,295		281,354		—		465,649
Interest expense		26,211		6,773		45,193		78,177
Segment profit (loss) (1)		22,994		(301,514)		27,659		(250,861)
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		8,249		—		8,249
Total assets		2,250,276		582,890		2,174,800		5,007,966
Capital expenditures (including non-cash)		57,761		15,396		1,085,844		1,159,001

Segment profit is operating income less interest expense