Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				9 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014 Capital	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital A330-200 aircraft aircraft_purchase_right aircraft_firm_order	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital A330-200 aircraft Rolls-Royce spare engines: spare_engine_ordered	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital A350XWB-800 aircraft aircraft_firm_order aircraft_firm_order_canceled aircraft_purchase_right	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital A350XWB-800 aircraft Rolls-Royce spare engines: spare_engine_ordered	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital A321neo aircraft aircraft_firm_order aircraft_purchase_right	Sep. 30, 2014 Capital A321neo aircraft Pratt & Whitney spare engines: spare_engine_ordered	Jul. 31, 2014 Capital Airbus A330neo aircraft aircraft_firm_order aircraft_purchase_right	Sep. 30, 2014 Operating
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Number of firm aircraft orders				4		6		16
Number of aircraft purchase rights				3		6		9
Firm orders, number of spare engines					1		2		2
Number of firm aircraft orders canceled in the conversion						6
Number of firm aircraft orders added in the conversion										6
Number of aircraft purchase rights added in the conversion										6
Total Committed Expenditures
Remaining months in 2014	$ 99,896		$ 84,346								$ 15,550
2015	313,781		253,246								60,535
2016	196,828		147,824								49,004
2017	541,677		493,824								47,853
2018	590,040		547,118								42,922
Thereafter	814,228		558,578								255,650
Total	2,556,450		2,084,936								471,514
Less: Committed Financing for Upcoming Aircraft Deliveries
Remaining months in 2014	75,000	[1]
Total	75,000	[1]
Net Committed Expenditures
Remaining months in 2014	24,896
2015	313,781
2016	196,828
2017	541,677
2018	590,040
Thereafter	814,228
Total	$ 2,481,450

[1] See below for a detailed discussion of the committed financings Hawaiian has received for its upcoming capital commitments for aircraft deliveries.