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Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating activities:      
Net income $ 225,464us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 176,918us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 108,460us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:      
Unrealized (gains) losses on open fuel derivative contracts 0save_UnrealizedGainLossonDerivativesNoncashEffect 265save_UnrealizedGainLossonDerivativesNoncashEffect 46save_UnrealizedGainLossonDerivativesNoncashEffect
Equity-based compensation, net 8,797us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 5,689us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 4,327us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Allowance for doubtful accounts (recoveries) (45)save_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccountsNetOfRecoveries 143save_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccountsNetOfRecoveries 78save_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccountsNetOfRecoveries
Amortization of deferred gains and losses and debt issuance costs (185)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts (558)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts (830)us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsAndDiscounts
Depreciation and amortization 46,971us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 31,947us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 15,256us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Deferred income tax 34,118us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 12,047us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 29,255us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Loss on disposal of assets 3,008us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets 525us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets 956us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Gain on slot sale 0save_GainLossonDispositionofAirlineSlots 0save_GainLossonDispositionofAirlineSlots (9,060)save_GainLossonDispositionofAirlineSlots
Capitalized interest (2,747)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment (214)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment (1,350)us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalizedAdjustment
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable 606us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables (461)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables (7,393)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndOtherReceivables
Prepaid maintenance reserves (31,925)save_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidMaintenanceReserves (24,058)save_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidMaintenanceReserves (31,567)save_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidMaintenanceReserves
Long-term deposits and other assets (48,382)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDepositOtherAssets (65,654)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDepositOtherAssets (68,248)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDepositOtherAssets
Accounts payable (10,034)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable (1,674)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 8,452us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Air traffic liability 21,135us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAirTrafficLiability1 36,226us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAirTrafficLiability1 19,134us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAirTrafficLiability1
Other liabilities 13,731us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 24,235us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 46,115us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities 260,512us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 195,376us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 113,631us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Investing activities:      
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment 14us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Proceeds from sale of slots 0save_ProceedsfromSaleofAirlineSlots 0save_ProceedsfromSaleofAirlineSlots 9,060save_ProceedsfromSaleofAirlineSlots
Pre-delivery deposits for flight equipment, net of refunds (115,802)save_PaymentsForPreDeliveryDepositsForFlightEquipmentNetOfRefunds (70,288)save_PaymentsForPreDeliveryDepositsForFlightEquipmentNetOfRefunds (12,626)save_PaymentsForPreDeliveryDepositsForFlightEquipmentNetOfRefunds
Purchase of property and equipment (186,569)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (19,812)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (23,771)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Net cash used in investing activities (302,371)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (90,100)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (27,323)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 148,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from stock options exercised 174us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 852us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 469us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Payments on debt and capital lease obligations (1,233)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 0us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Proceeds from sale and leaseback transactions 7,200us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities 6,900us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities 12,540us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionGrossProceedsFinancingActivities
Payments to pre-IPO shareholders pursuant to tax receivable agreement (5,643)save_CashPaymentToPreInitialPublicOfferingStockholdersPortionPreviouslyAccrued 0save_CashPaymentToPreInitialPublicOfferingStockholdersPortionPreviouslyAccrued (26,905)save_CashPaymentToPreInitialPublicOfferingStockholdersPortionPreviouslyAccrued
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation 1,871us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 1,927us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 2,098us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Repurchase of common stock (1,630)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (1,140)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (1,022)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Debt issuance costs (4,727)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Net cash provided by financing activities 144,012us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities 8,539us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (12,820)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 102,153us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 113,815us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 73,488us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 530,631us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 416,816us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 343,328us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 632,784us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 530,631us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 416,816us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash payments for:      
Interest (net of capitalized interest) 0us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 0us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 0us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Taxes 89,104us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 85,705us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 40,204us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Non-cash transactions:      
Liability and equity related to tax receivable agreement 0save_LiabilityAndEquityRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement (2,336)save_LiabilityAndEquityRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement (1,497)save_LiabilityAndEquityRelatedToTaxReceivableAgreement
Capital expenditures funded by capital lease borrowings $ (173)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred $ (3,234)us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred $ 0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsIncurred