This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 25
-Paragraph 23
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=73531572&loc=d3e1043-128460

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PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF VIRGIN AMERICA INC. (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Special items - merger costs		$ 22	$ 0	$ 36	$ 0
Virgin America Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Approximate Acquisition purchase price	$ 2,600
Virgin America Inc. [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition share price	$ 57