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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73718637&loc=d3e25336-109308

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Aircraft Contractual Purchase Commitments Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) aircraft_engine aircraft	Apr. 27, 2016 aircraft	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Airbus [Member] \| A320 and A321 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of aircraft order conversions \| aircraft		10
V2500 SelectOne Engine [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of spare aircraft engines ordered (in aircraft engine) \| aircraft_engine	4
PurePower PW1100G-JM Engine [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of spare aircraft engines ordered (in aircraft engine) \| aircraft_engine	9
Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year	$ 209.0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in 2017	668.0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in 2018	650.0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in 2019	680.0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in 2020	824.0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in 2021 and beyond	$ 803.0
2016 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of aircraft with secured debt financing commitments scheduled for delivery \| aircraft	3
2016 [Member] \| Third Party Lessor [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of Direct Leased Aircraft Ordered From A Third Party \| aircraft	5
2017 [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of aircraft with secured debt financing commitments scheduled for delivery \| aircraft	1
2017-2021 [Member] \| Airbus [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of Aircraft without Secured Financing Commitments Scheduled for Delivery \| aircraft	75
Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate [Member] \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt financing commitments			$ 576.6
Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate [Member] \| 2016 [Member] \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt financing commitments	$ 116.7
Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate [Member] \| 2017 [Member] \| Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Debt financing commitments	$ 38.5