COMMITMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases and Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligtaions

Future minimum payments for commitments (in millions) as of March 31, 2017:

	Aircraft Leases		Facility Leases		Aircraft Purchase Commitments		Capacity Purchase Agreements (a)		Aircraft Maintenance Deposits		Aircraft Maintenance and Parts Management
Remainder of 2017	$	227	$	91	$	758	$	58	$	44	$	23
2018	318		73		876		80		61		32
2019	306		64		730		85		65		35
2020	279		57		337		90		68		37
2021	242		50		275		94		63		40
Thereafter	953		173		361		676		90		—
Total	$	2,325	$	508	$	3,337	$	1,083	$	391	$	167