Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting

Schedule of Company's segment data

The following represents the Company’s segment data for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands).

		Year Ended December 31, 2020
		SkyWest
		Airlines		SkyWest Leasing		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	1,636,762	$	490,344	$	2,127,106
Operating expense		1,716,808		301,496		2,018,304
Depreciation and amortization expense		221,216		253,743		474,959
Interest expense		12,381		110,792		123,173
Segment profit (loss) (1)		(92,427)		78,056		(14,371)
Total assets		2,804,259		4,083,363		6,887,622
Capital expenditures (including non-cash)		124,825		335,658		460,483

		Year Ended December 31, 2019
		SkyWest
		Airlines		ExpressJet		SkyWest Leasing		Consolidated
Operating revenues	$	2,478,681	$	24,050	$	469,232	$	2,971,963
Operating expense		2,214,632		28,690		216,383		2,459,705
Depreciation and amortization expense		168,246		971		198,881		368,098
Special items		18,508		3,361		—		21,869
Interest expense		13,525		—		114,230		127,755
Segment profit (loss) (1)		250,524		(4,640)		138,619		384,503
Total assets		2,728,964		—		3,928,165		6,657,129
Capital expenditures (including non-cash)		270,191		—		576,279		846,470

		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

(1) Segment profit is operating income less interest expense