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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt and Other Obligations - Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) aircraft	Jun. 30, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2020	May 12, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3,238.2			$ 3,580.5
Less current maturities	208.2			383.5
Less unamortized discount, net	54.9			131.4
Total	$ 2,975.1			$ 3,065.6
Aircraft
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Failed aircraft sale leaseback \| aircraft	1
8.00% senior secured notes due in 2025 \| 8.00% senior secured notes due in 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	8.00%	8.00%		8.00%	8.00%
Long-term debt	$ 510.0			$ 850.0
Less unamortized discount, net				$ 8.7
Weighted-average interest rates	8.00%			8.00%
Fixed-rate term loans due through 2039
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,223.5			$ 1,301.9
Weighted-average interest rates	3.52%			3.36%
Unsecured term loans due through 2031 \| Unsecured term loans due through 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 136.3			$ 73.3
Weighted-average interest rates	1.00%			1.00%
Fixed-rate class A 2015-1 EETC due through 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 300.6			$ 322.6
Weighted-average interest rates	4.10%			4.10%
Fixed-rate class B 2015-1 EETC due through 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 56.0			$ 64.0
Weighted-average interest rates	4.45%			4.45%
Fixed-rate class C 2015-1 EETC due through 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 75.2			$ 86.6
Weighted-average interest rates	4.93%			4.93%
Fixed-rate class AA 2017-1 EETC due through 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 200.3			$ 214.4
Weighted-average interest rates	3.38%			3.38%
Fixed-rate class A 2017-1 EETC due through 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 66.8			$ 71.5
Weighted-average interest rates	3.65%			3.65%
Fixed-rate class B 2017-1 EETC due through 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 55.8			$ 60.6
Weighted-average interest rates	3.80%			3.80%
Fixed-rate class C 2017-1 EETC due through 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 85.5			$ 85.5
Weighted-average interest rates	5.11%			5.11%
Convertible notes \| Convertible notes due in 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	4.75%	4.75%				4.75%
Long-term debt	$ 28.2			$ 175.0
Weighted-average interest rates	4.75%			4.75%
Convertible notes \| Convertible notes due in 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	1.00%		1.00%
Long-term debt	$ 500.0			$ 0.0
Weighted-average interest rates	1.00%
Revolving credit facility due in 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 0.0			$ 95.1
Weighted-average interest rates				1.55%
Revolving credit facility due in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 0.0			$ 180.0
Weighted-average interest rates				2.15%