2.2.0.7 false Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings, and Capital Lease Obligations 0203 - Disclosure - Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings, and Capital Lease Obligations true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings, and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract] 0 jblu_LongTermDebtShortTermBorrowingsAndCapitalLeaseObligationsAbstract jblu false na duration Long-Term Debt, Short-Term Borrowings, And Capital Lease Obligations. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Long-Term Debt, Short-Term Borrowings, And Capital Lease Obligations. false 3 Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings, and Capital Lease Obligations 1 us-gaap_DebtDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 3 – Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings, and Capital Lease Obligations</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><i>$250 million 3.75% Convertible Debentures due 2035</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, holders of the $156 million outstanding of our 3.75% convertible debentures due 2035 required us to repurchase the entire aggregate principal amount of debentures at par, plus accrued interest. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><i>UBS Line of Credit</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, all of the auction rate securities, or ARS, securing the line of credit with UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc, or UBS, were either sold or redeemed by their issuers and the proceeds were used to terminate the line of credit. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><i>Other Indebtedness</i> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we issued $47 million in fixed rate equipment notes due through 2025 and $46 million in non-public floating rate equipment notes due through 2015, which are secured by three new EMBRAER 190 aircraft and five previously unfinanced spare engines. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Aircraft, engines and other equipment and facilities having a net book value of $3.51 billion at September 30, 2010 were pledged as security under various loan agreements. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Our outstanding debt and capital lease obligations were reduced by $353 million as a result of principal payments made during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. At September 30, 2010, the weighted average interest rate of all of our long-term debt was 4.48% and scheduled maturities were $54 million for the remainder of 2010, $182 million in 2011, $184 million in 2012, $382 million in 2013, $602 million in 2014 and $1.66 billion thereafter. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt at September 30, 2010 were as follows (in millions): </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Estimated</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Fair Value</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Public Debt</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Floating rate enhanced equipment notes </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Class G-1, due through 2016 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">245</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">218</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Class G-2, due 2014 and 2016 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">373</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">304</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Class B-1, due 2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">49</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">44</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed rate special facility bonds, due through 2036 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">84</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">78</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">6 3/4% convertible debentures due in 2039 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">201</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">260</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">5 1/2% convertible debentures due in 2038 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">123</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">176</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Non-Public Debt</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Floating rate equipment notes, due through 2020 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">696</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">655</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Fixed rate equipment notes, due through 2025 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,162</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,217</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Total</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>2,933</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><b>$</b></td> <td align="right"><b>2,952</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The estimated fair values of our publicly held long-term debt were based on quoted market prices or other observable market inputs when instruments are not actively traded. The fair value of our non-public debt was estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on our borrowing rates for instruments with similar terms. The fair values of our other financial instruments approximate their carrying values. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We utilize a policy provider to provide credit support on the Class G-1 and Class G-2 certificates. The policy provider has unconditionally guaranteed the payment of interest on the certificates when due and the payment of principal on the certificates no later than 18 months after the final expected regular distribution date. The policy provider is MBIA Insurance Corporation (a subsidiary of MBIA, Inc.). </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. 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