Special Charges And Restructuring Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

The following table summarizes the components of the Company’s special charges, the remaining accruals for these charges and the capacity reduction related charges (in millions) as of December 31, 2012:



	Aircraft Charges			Facility Exit Costs			Employee Charges			Total
Remaining accrual at January 1, 2010	$	153		$	20		$	—		$	173
Non-cash charges	—			—			—			—
Adjustments	(8		)	11			—			3
Payments	(86		)	(4		)	—			(90		)
Remaining accrual at December 31, 2010	$	59		$	27		$	—		$	86
Non-cash charges	(725		)	1			—			(724		)
Adjustments	751			(8		)	—			743
Payments	(36		)	(4		)	—			(40		)
Remaining accrual at December 31, 2011	$	49		$	16		$	—		$	65
Special charges	11			13			360			384
Non-cash charges	(11		)	(13		)	—			(24		)
Adjustments	(47		)	(11		)	—			(58		)
Payments	(2		)	(1		)	(168		)	(171		)
Remaining accrual at December 31, 2012	$	—		$	4		$	192		$	196

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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