Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Accounts and Other Receivables

(in millions)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Trade receivables	$	117	$	58
Credit card receivables	85		83
Business partners and other suppliers	478		432
Taxes receivable (a)	133		699
Fuel hedging and receivables	34		8
Other	193		77
Accounts and other receivables	$	1,040	$	1,357

Other Assets

(in millions)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Derivative contracts	$	174	$	192
Intangible assets, net	296		295
Other	385		395
Other assets	$	855	$	882

Accounts Payable

(in millions)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accounts payable trade	$	277	$	156
Salaries, withholdings and payroll taxes	456		368
Ticket taxes and fees	242		236
Aircraft maintenance payable	65		42
Fuel payable	188		170
Dividends payable	107		—
Customer reimbursements and refunds (b)	311		—
Other payable	358		310
Accounts payable	$	2,004	$	1,282

Accrued Liabilities

(in millions)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Voluntary Separation Program	72		92
Profitsharing and savings plans	167		262
Vacation pay	484		451
Health	261		152
Workers compensation	164		141
Property and income taxes	37		65
Interest	45		46
Deferred supplier payments (c)	—		80
Contract labor and non-contract incentive accruals (d)	563		150
Other	250		185
Accrued liabilities	$	2,043	$	1,624

Other Noncurrent Liabilities

(in millions)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Voluntary Separation Program	147		233
Postretirement obligation	241		330
Other deferred compensation	331		369
Other	250		292
Other noncurrent liabilities	$	969	$	1,224

(a) This amount includes approximately $472 million as of December 31, 2021, associated with a significant cash tax refund expected as a result of the CARES Act allowing entities to carry back 2020 losses to prior periods of up to five years, and claim refunds of federal taxes paid. The refund was received by the Company during second quarter 2022. This amount as of December 31, 2021, also includes excise taxes remitted to taxing authorities for which the subsequent flights were canceled by Customers, resulting in a refund due back to the Company. The excise tax refund of approximately $139 million was received during fourth quarter 2022.

(b) This amount includes customer reimbursement expenses due to the December 2022 operational disruption and refund submissions that had yet to be processed at year-end due to the volume of refund requests as a result of the operational disruption in December. The requests are expected to be processed in first quarter 2023. See Note 1 for further information.

(c) Represents amounts owed at December 31, 2021, for aircraft deliveries received that were subsequently relieved via future payments to supplier. See Note 17 for further information.

(d) Primarily consists of anticipated contract labor ratification bonuses and/or accruals. Also includes non-contract incentive pay.