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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, excluding unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt classified as noncurrent. Excludes lease obligation.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Debt and Other Obligations - Long-term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) aircraft	Nov. 17, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2020	May 12, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 3,642.4		$ 3,238.2
Less current maturities	346.4		208.2
Less unamortized discount, net	95.8		54.9
Total	$ 3,200.2		$ 2,975.1
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	$ 1,110.0		$ 510.0
Less unamortized discount, net	$ 9.0
Weighted-average interest rates	8.00%		8.00%
Fixed-rate term loans due through 2039
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,094.7		$ 1,223.5
Weighted-average interest rates	3.52%		3.52%
Unsecured term loans due through 2031 \| Unsecured term loans due through 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 136.3		$ 136.3
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	$ 278.6		$ 300.6
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	$ 48.0		$ 56.0
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	$ 63.8		$ 75.2
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	$ 186.3		$ 200.3
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	$ 62.1		$ 66.8
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	$ 51.7		$ 55.8
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%
Long-term debt	$ 25.4		$ 28.2
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%
Long-term debt	$ 500.0		$ 500.0
Less unamortized discount, net	35.5
Total	$ 464.5
Weighted-average interest rates	1.00%		1.00%