OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION (TABLES)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Alaska
	Mainline			Regional			Horizon			Consolidating			Air Group Adjusted(a)			Special Items(b)			Consolidated
Operating revenues
Passenger
Mainline	$	854		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	854		$	—		$	854
Regional	—			186			—			—			186			—			186
Total passenger revenues	854			186			—			—			1,040			—			1,040
CPA revenues	—			—			91			(91		)	—			—			—
Freight and mail	23			1			—			—			24			—			24
Other - net	140			17			1			—			158			—			158
Total operating revenues	1,017			204			92			(91		)	1,222			—			1,222
Operating expenses
Operating expenses, excluding fuel	576			151			86			(90		)	723			—			723
Economic fuel	318			48			—			—			366			(8		)	358
Total operating expenses	894			199			86			(90		)	1,089			(8		)	1,081
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	5			—			—			—			5			—			5
Interest expense	(8		)	—			(4		)	—			(12		)	—			(12		)
Other	18			(1		)	1			—			18			—			18
	15			(1		)	(3		)	—			11			—			11
Income (loss) before income tax	$	138		$	4		$	3		$	(1	)	$	144		$	8		$	152

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Alaska
	Mainline			Regional		Horizon			Consolidating			Air Group Adjusted(a)			Special Items(b)			Consolidated
Operating revenues
Passenger
Mainline	$	796		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	796		$	—		$	796
Regional	—			182		—			—			182			—			182
Total passenger revenues	796			182		—			—			978			—			978
CPA revenues	—			—		94			(94		)	—			—			—
Freight and mail	25			1		—			—			26			—			26
Other - net	113			14		2			—			129			—			129
Total operating revenues	934			197		96			(94		)	1,133			—			1,133
Operating expenses
Operating expenses, excluding fuel	547			147		89			(95		)	688			—			688
Economic fuel	323			46		—			—			369			12			381
Total operating expenses	870			193		89			(95		)	1,057			12			1,069
Nonoperating income (expense)
Interest income	4			—		—			—			4			—			4
Interest expense	(11		)	—		(3		)	(2		)	(16		)	—			(16		)
Other	6			—		—			1			7			—			7
	(1		)	—		(3		)	(1		)	(5		)	—			(5		)
Income (loss) before income tax	$	63		$	4	$	4		$	—		$	71		$	(12	)	$	59

^(a)  The adjusted column represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocations and does not include certain charges.

^(b)  Includes mark-to-market fuel-hedge accounting charges.

Total assets were as follows (in millions):

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
Alaska(a)	$	6,124		$	5,832
Horizon	849			840
Parent company	2,913			2,762
Elimination of inter-company accounts	(3,825		)	(3,596		)
Consolidated	$	6,061		$	5,838

^(a)  There are no assets associated with purchased capacity flying at Alaska.