Delaware | 91-1292054 | |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
19300 International Boulevard, Seattle, Washington 98188 |
Telephone: (206) 392-5040 |
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• | the competitive environment in our industry; |
• | changes in our operating costs, including fuel, which can be volatile; |
• | our ability to meet our cost reduction goals; |
• | our ability to achieve anticipated synergies and timing thereof in connection with our acquisition of Virgin America; |
• | our ability to successfully integrate the Boeing and Airbus operations into those of Alaska; |
• | labor disputes and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; |
• | operational disruptions; |
• | general economic conditions, including the impact of those conditions on customer travel behavior; |
• | the concentration of our revenue from a few key markets; |
• | an aircraft accident or incident; |
• | actual or threatened terrorist attacks, global instability and potential U.S. military actions or activities; |
• | our reliance on automated systems and the risks associated with changes made to those systems; |
• | changes in laws and regulations. |
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
(in millions) | September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||
ASSETS | |||||||
Current Assets | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 174 | $ | 194 | |||
Marketable securities | 1,223 | 1,427 | |||||
Total cash and marketable securities | 1,397 | 1,621 | |||||
Receivables—net | 422 | 341 | |||||
Inventories and supplies—net | 57 | 57 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 180 | 133 | |||||
Total Current Assets | 2,056 | 2,152 | |||||
Property and Equipment | |||||||
Aircraft and other flight equipment | 7,911 | 7,559 | |||||
Other property and equipment | 1,322 | 1,222 | |||||
Deposits for future flight equipment | 429 | 494 | |||||
9,662 | 9,275 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 3,167 | 2,991 | |||||
Total Property and Equipment—Net | 6,495 | 6,284 | |||||
Goodwill | 1,943 | 1,943 | |||||
Intangible assets | 128 | 133 | |||||
Other noncurrent assets | 271 | 234 | |||||
Other Assets | 2,342 | 2,310 | |||||
Total Assets | $ | 10,893 | $ | 10,746 |
(in millions, except share amounts) | September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
Current Liabilities | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 114 | $ | 120 | |||
Accrued wages, vacation and payroll taxes | 334 | 418 | |||||
Air traffic liability | 950 | 806 | |||||
Other accrued liabilities | 452 | 400 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 693 | 635 | |||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 345 | 307 | |||||
Total Current Liabilities | 2,888 | 2,686 | |||||
Long-Term Debt, Net of Current Portion | 1,684 | 2,262 | |||||
Other Liabilities and Credits | |||||||
Deferred income taxes | 494 | 370 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 1,138 | 1,090 | |||||
Obligation for pension and postretirement medical benefits | 470 | 453 | |||||
Other liabilities | 428 | 425 | |||||
2,530 | 2,338 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||||
Shareholders' Equity | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 5,000,000 shares, none issued or outstanding | — | — | |||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, Authorized: 400,000,000 shares, Issued: 2018 - 130,786,648 shares; 2017 - 129,903,498 shares, Outstanding: 2018 - 123,360,846 shares; 2017 - 123,060,638 shares | 1 | 1 | |||||
Capital in excess of par value | 224 | 164 | |||||
Treasury stock (common), at cost: 2018 - 7,425,802 shares; 2017 - 6,842,860 shares | (556 | ) | (518 | ) | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (428 | ) | (380 | ) | |||
Retained earnings | 4,550 | 4,193 | |||||
3,791 | 3,460 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ | 10,893 | $ | 10,746 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||
Operating Revenues | |||||||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ | 2,043 | $ | 1,958 | 5,725 | 5,505 | |||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 114 | 105 | 329 | 314 | |||||||||||
Cargo and other | 55 | 47 | 146 | 133 | |||||||||||
Total Operating Revenues | 2,212 | 2,110 | 6,200 | 5,952 | |||||||||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Wages and benefits | 549 | 477 | 1,629 | 1,397 | |||||||||||
Variable incentive pay | 27 | 40 | 104 | 98 | |||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 513 | 368 | 1,397 | 1,051 | |||||||||||
Aircraft maintenance | 107 | 88 | 320 | 271 | |||||||||||
Aircraft rent | 82 | 70 | 233 | 204 | |||||||||||
Landing fees and other rentals | 135 | 124 | 371 | 338 | |||||||||||
Contracted services | 70 | 76 | 227 | 234 | |||||||||||
Selling expenses | 79 | 92 | 245 | 277 | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 99 | 95 | 290 | 275 | |||||||||||
Food and beverage service | 53 | 50 | 158 | 145 | |||||||||||
Third-party regional carrier expense | 38 | 30 | 114 | 84 | |||||||||||
Other | 141 | 150 | 423 | 421 | |||||||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 22 | 23 | 67 | 86 | |||||||||||
Special items—other | — | — | 25 | — | |||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 1,915 | 1,683 | 5,603 | 4,881 | |||||||||||
Operating Income | 297 | 427 | 597 | 1,071 | |||||||||||
Nonoperating Income (Expense) | |||||||||||||||
Interest income | 11 | 9 | 29 | 25 | |||||||||||
Interest expense | (22 | ) | (26 | ) | (71 | ) | (77 | ) | |||||||
Interest capitalized | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||
Other—net | (7 | ) | 2 | (20 | ) | 1 | |||||||||
Total Nonoperating Income (Expense) | (13 | ) | (10 | ) | (48 | ) | (38 | ) | |||||||
Income Before Income Tax | 284 | 417 | 549 | 1,033 | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 67 | 158 | 135 | 388 | |||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 217 | $ | 259 | $ | 414 | $ | 645 | |||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share: | $ | 1.76 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 3.36 | $ | 5.22 | |||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share: | $ | 1.75 | $ | 2.09 | $ | 3.34 | $ | 5.19 | |||||||
Shares used for computation: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | 123.224 | 123.467 | 123.216 | 123.501 | |||||||||||
Diluted | 123.864 | 124.220 | 123.804 | 124.341 | |||||||||||
Cash dividend declared per share: | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.96 | $ | 0.90 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||
Net Income | $ | 217 | $ | 259 | $ | 414 | $ | 645 | |||||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): | |||||||||||||||
Related to marketable securities: | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period | (2 | ) | 1 | (19 | ) | 5 | |||||||||
Reclassification of (gain) loss into Other—net nonoperating income (expense) | 2 | (1 | ) | 5 | — | ||||||||||
Income tax effect | 1 | — | 4 | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Total | 1 | — | (10 | ) | 3 | ||||||||||
Related to employee benefit plans: | |||||||||||||||
Reclassification of net pension expense into Wages and benefits | 7 | 5 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||||
Income tax effect | (2 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||
Total | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||||
Related to interest rate derivative instruments: | |||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period | — | — | 8 | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclassification of (gain) loss into Aircraft rent | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
Income tax effect | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
Other Comprehensive Income | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||
Comprehensive Income | $ | 224 | $ | 263 | $ | 428 | $ | 660 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | |||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||
Net income | $ | 414 | $ | 645 | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 290 | 275 | |||||
Stock-based compensation and other | 34 | 43 | |||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Changes in deferred tax provision | 122 | 208 | |||||
Increase in air traffic liability | 144 | 223 | |||||
Increase in deferred revenue | 106 | 130 | |||||
Other—net | (124 | ) | (167 | ) | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 986 | 1,357 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
Property and equipment additions: | |||||||
Aircraft and aircraft purchase deposits | (349 | ) | (679 | ) | |||
Other flight equipment | (76 | ) | (70 | ) | |||
Other property and equipment | (129 | ) | (92 | ) | |||
Total property and equipment additions, including capitalized interest | (554 | ) | (841 | ) | |||
Purchases of marketable securities | (672 | ) | (1,408 | ) | |||
Sales and maturities of marketable securities | 857 | 1,069 | |||||
Other investing activities | 36 | 38 | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (333 | ) | (1,142 | ) | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
Long-term debt payments | (544 | ) | (265 | ) | |||
Common stock repurchases | (37 | ) | (50 | ) | |||
Dividends paid | (118 | ) | (111 | ) | |||
Other financing activities | 33 | 27 | |||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (666 | ) | (399 | ) | |||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (13 | ) | (184 | ) | |||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year | 197 | 328 | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | 184 | $ | 144 | |||
Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||
Interest (net of amount capitalized) | $ | 60 | $ | 68 | |||
Income taxes | — | 129 | |||||
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 174 | $ | 144 | |||
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10 | — | |||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | 184 | $ | 144 | |||
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustments | Adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As Reported | Revenue Recognition | Retirement Benefits | As Adjusted | As Reported | Revenue Recognition | Retirement Benefits | As Adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger Revenue | $ | 1,824 | $ | 134 | $ | — | $ | 1,958 | $ | 5,115 | $ | 390 | $ | — | $ | 5,505 | |||||||||||||||
Mileage plan other revenue | 122 | (17 | ) | — | 105 | 369 | (55 | ) | — | 314 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other revenue | 174 | (127 | ) | — | 47 | 487 | (354 | ) | — | 133 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Revenue | 2,120 | (10 | ) | — | 2,110 | 5,971 | (19 | ) | — | 5,952 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wages and benefits | 475 | — | 2 | 477 | 1,392 | — | 5 | 1,397 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling expenses | 91 | 1 | — | 92 | 269 | 8 | — | 277 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 24 | (1 | ) | — | 23 | 88 | (2 | ) | — | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
All other operating expenses | 1,091 | — | — | 1,091 | 3,121 | — | — | 3,121 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 1,681 | — | 2 | 1,683 | 4,870 | 6 | 5 | 4,881 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Income | 439 | (10 | ) | (2 | ) | 427 | 1,101 | (25 | ) | (5 | ) | 1,071 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating Income (Expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other—net | — | — | 2 | 2 | (4 | ) | — | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
All other nonoperating income (expense) | (12 | ) | — | — | (12 | ) | (39 | ) | — | — | (39 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
(12 | ) | — | 2 | (10 | ) | (43 | ) | — | 5 | (38 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | 427 | (10 | ) | — | 417 | 1,058 | (25 | ) | — | 1,033 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | 161 | (3 | ) | — | 158 | 397 | (9 | ) | — | 388 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) | $ | 266 | $ | (7 | ) | $ | — | $ | 259 | $ | 661 | $ | (16 | ) | $ | — | $ | 645 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 | |||||||||||
As Reported | Adjustments - Revenue Recognition | As Adjusted | |||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
Net income | $ | 661 | $ | (16 | ) | $ | 645 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 275 | — | 275 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation and other | 43 | — | 43 | ||||||||
Changes in certain assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
Changes in deferred tax provision | 217 | (9 | ) | 208 | |||||||
Increase in air traffic liability | 254 | (31 | ) | 223 | |||||||
Increase in deferred revenue | 46 | 84 | 130 | ||||||||
Other—net | (139 | ) | (28 | ) | (167 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,357 | — | 1,357 | ||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (1,142 | ) | — | (1,142 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (399 | ) | — | (399 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (184 | ) | — | (184 | ) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 328 | — | 328 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | 144 | $ | — | $ | 144 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Passenger ticket revenue, including ticket breakage and net of taxes and fees | $ | 1,744 | $ | 1,683 | $ | 4,865 | $ | 4,709 | |||||||
Passenger ancillary revenue | 146 | 141 | 401 | 391 | |||||||||||
Mileage PlanTM passenger revenue | 153 | 134 | 459 | 405 | |||||||||||
Total passenger revenue | $ | 2,043 | $ | 1,958 | $ | 5,725 | $ | 5,505 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Passenger revenue | $ | 153 | $ | 134 | $ | 459 | $ | 405 | |||||||
Mileage PlanTM other revenue | 114 | 105 | 329 | 314 | |||||||||||
Total Mileage Plan™ revenue | $ | 267 | $ | 239 | $ | 788 | $ | 719 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Cargo revenue | $ | 36 | $ | 32 | $ | 96 | $ | 88 | |||||||
Other revenue | 19 | 15 | 50 | 45 | |||||||||||
Total Cargo and other revenue | $ | 55 | $ | 47 | $ | 146 | $ | 133 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Total Deferred Revenue balance at January 1 | $ | 1,725 | $ | 1,534 | ||||
Travel miles and companion certificate redemption - Passenger revenue | (459 | ) | (405 | ) | ||||
Miles redeemed on partner airlines - Other revenue | (66 | ) | (54 | ) | ||||
Increase in liability for mileage credits issued | 631 | 586 | ||||||
Total Deferred Revenue balance at September 30 | $ | 1,831 | $ | 1,661 |
September 30, 2018 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Marketable securities | |||||||||||
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 338 | $ | — | $ | 338 | |||||
Foreign government bonds | — | 29 | 29 | ||||||||
Asset-backed securities | — | 209 | 209 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | — | 79 | 79 | ||||||||
Corporate notes and bonds | — | 559 | 559 | ||||||||
Municipal securities | — | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
Total Marketable securities | 338 | 885 | 1,223 | ||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Fuel hedge—call options | — | 54 | 54 | ||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 338 | $ | 954 | $ | 1,292 | |||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | (3 | ) | (3 | ) | ||||||
Total Liabilities | $ | — | $ | (3 | ) | $ | (3 | ) |
December 31, 2017 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Total | ||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||
Marketable securities | |||||||||||
U.S. government and agency securities | $ | 328 | $ | — | $ | 328 | |||||
Foreign government bonds | — | 43 | 43 | ||||||||
Asset-backed securities | — | 209 | 209 | ||||||||
Mortgage-backed securities | — | 99 | 99 | ||||||||
Corporate notes and bonds | — | 726 | 726 | ||||||||
Municipal securities | — | 22 | 22 | ||||||||
Total Marketable securities | 328 | 1,099 | 1,427 | ||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Fuel hedge—call options | — | 22 | 22 | ||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
Total Assets | $ | 328 | $ | 1,130 | $ | 1,458 | |||||
Liabilities | |||||||||||
Derivative instruments | |||||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements | — | (8 | ) | (8 | ) | ||||||
Total Liabilities | $ | — | $ | (8 | ) | $ | (8 | ) |
September 30, 2018 | Cost Basis | Fair Value | |||||
Due in one year or less | $ | 126 | $ | 126 | |||
Due after one year through five years | 1,094 | 1,072 | |||||
Due after five years through 10 years | 26 | 25 | |||||
Total | $ | 1,246 | $ | 1,223 |
September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Fixed-rate debt at cost | $ | 703 | $ | 956 | |||
Non-recurring purchase price accounting fair value adjustment | 3 | 3 | |||||
Total fixed-rate debt | $ | 706 | $ | 959 | |||
Estimated fair value | $ | 700 | $ | 959 |
September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Fixed-rate notes payable due through 2028 | $ | 706 | $ | 959 | |||
Variable-rate notes payable due through 2028 | 1,335 | 1,625 | |||||
Less debt issuance costs | (12 | ) | (15 | ) | |||
Total debt | 2,029 | 2,569 | |||||
Less current portion | 345 | 307 | |||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ | 1,684 | $ | 2,262 | |||
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate | 4.1 | % | 4.2 | % | |||
Weighted-average variable-interest rate | 3.4 | % | 2.8 | % |
Total | |||
Remainder of 2018 | $ | 123 | |
2019 | 267 | ||
2020 | 381 | ||
2021 | 363 | ||
2022 | 179 | ||
Thereafter | 725 | ||
Total | $ | 2,038 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
Service cost | $ | 12 | $ | 10 | $ | 36 | $ | 30 | |||||||
Pension expense included in Wages and benefits | 12 | 10 | 36 | 30 | |||||||||||
Interest cost | 20 | 19 | 59 | 55 | |||||||||||
Expected return on assets | (27 | ) | (27 | ) | (80 | ) | (80 | ) | |||||||
Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Recognized actuarial loss (gain) | 9 | 7 | 25 | 20 | |||||||||||
Pension expense (benefit) included in Nonoperating Income (Expense) | $ | 1 | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 3 | $ | (6 | ) |
Aircraft Leases | Facility Leases | Aircraft Commitments(a) | Capacity Purchase Agreements (b) | Aircraft Maintenance Deposits | |||||||||||||||
Remainder of 2018 | $ | 88 | $ | 18 | $ | 378 | $ | 33 | $ | 16 | |||||||||
2019 | 349 | 64 | 514 | 138 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
2020 | 324 | 56 | 525 | 145 | 68 | ||||||||||||||
2021 | 282 | 50 | 558 | 166 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
2022 | 265 | 35 | 302 | 174 | 52 | ||||||||||||||
Thereafter | 1,070 | 149 | 140 | 1,205 | 38 | ||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,378 | $ | 372 | $ | 2,417 | $ | 1,861 | $ | 303 |
(a) | Includes non-cancelable contractual commitments for aircraft and engines, buyer furnished equipment, and aircraft maintenance and parts management. |
(b) | Includes all non-aircraft lease costs associated with capacity purchase agreements. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015 Repurchase Program—$1 billion | 193,203 | $ | 12 | 355,415 | $ | 28 | 582,942 | $ | 37 | 612,095 | $ | 50 |
September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Related to marketable securities | $ | (17 | ) | $ | (5 | ) | |
Related to employee benefit plans | (420 | ) | (376 | ) | |||
Related to interest rate derivatives | 9 | 1 | |||||
Total | $ | (428 | ) | $ | (380 | ) |
• | Mainline - includes scheduled air transportation on Alaska's Boeing or Airbus jet aircraft for passengers and cargo throughout the U.S., and in parts of Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica. |
• | Regional - includes Horizon's and other third-party carriers’ scheduled air transportation for passengers across a shorter distance network within the U.S. under CPAs. This segment includes the actual revenues and expenses associated with regional flying, as well as an allocation of corporate overhead incurred by Air Group on behalf of the regional operations. |
• | Horizon - includes the capacity sold to Alaska under CPA. Expenses include those typically borne by regional airlines such as crew costs, ownership costs and maintenance costs. |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenues | $ | 1,727 | $ | 316 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,043 | $ | — | $ | 2,043 | |||||||||||||
CPA revenues | — | — | 128 | (128 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 104 | 10 | — | — | 114 | — | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other | 53 | — | 2 | — | 55 | — | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 1,884 | 326 | 130 | (128 | ) | 2,212 | — | 2,212 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 1,126 | 267 | 118 | (131 | ) | 1,380 | 22 | 1,402 | |||||||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 438 | 70 | — | — | 508 | 5 | 513 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,564 | 337 | 118 | (131 | ) | 1,888 | 27 | 1,915 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 15 | — | — | (4 | ) | 11 | — | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (20 | ) | — | (6 | ) | 4 | (22 | ) | — | (22 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other—net | (5 | ) | (2 | ) | — | — | (7 | ) | — | (7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | (6 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | — | (13 | ) | — | (13 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 314 | $ | (13 | ) | $ | 7 | $ | 3 | $ | 311 | $ | (27 | ) | $ | 284 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017(d) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenues | $ | 1,677 | $ | 281 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,958 | $ | — | $ | 1,958 | |||||||||||||
CPA revenues | — | — | 112 | (112 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 97 | 8 | — | — | 105 | — | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other | 46 | — | 1 | — | 47 | — | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 1,820 | 289 | 113 | (112 | ) | 2,110 | — | 2,110 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 1,081 | 219 | 104 | (112 | ) | 1,292 | 23 | 1,315 | |||||||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 328 | 45 | — | — | 373 | (5 | ) | 368 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,409 | 264 | 104 | (112 | ) | 1,665 | 18 | 1,683 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 12 | — | — | (3 | ) | 9 | — | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (25 | ) | — | (4 | ) | 3 | (26 | ) | — | (26 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other—net | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | (6 | ) | — | (4 | ) | — | (10 | ) | — | (10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 405 | $ | 25 | $ | 5 | $ | — | $ | 435 | $ | (18 | ) | $ | 417 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenues | $ | 4,880 | $ | 845 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,725 | $ | — | $ | 5,725 | |||||||||||||
CPA revenues | — | — | 375 | (375 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 301 | 28 | — | — | 329 | — | 329 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other | 141 | 1 | 4 | — | 146 | — | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 5,322 | 874 | 379 | (375 | ) | 6,200 | — | 6,200 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 3,392 | 755 | 345 | (378 | ) | 4,114 | 92 | 4,206 | |||||||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 1,237 | 190 | — | — | 1,427 | (30 | ) | 1,397 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,629 | 945 | 345 | (378 | ) | 5,541 | 62 | 5,603 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 39 | — | — | (10 | ) | 29 | — | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (64 | ) | — | (16 | ) | 9 | (71 | ) | — | (71 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | 12 | — | 2 | — | 14 | — | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | (9 | ) | (11 | ) | — | — | (20 | ) | — | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | (22 | ) | (11 | ) | (14 | ) | (1 | ) | (48 | ) | — | (48 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 671 | $ | (82 | ) | $ | 20 | $ | 2 | $ | 611 | $ | (62 | ) | $ | 549 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017(d) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | Mainline | Regional | Horizon | Consolidating & Other(a) | Air Group Adjusted(b) | Special Items(c) | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger revenues | $ | 4,729 | $ | 776 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 5,505 | $ | — | $ | 5,505 | |||||||||||||
CPA revenues | — | — | 317 | (317 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 291 | 23 | — | — | 314 | — | 314 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cargo and other | 127 | 3 | 3 | — | 133 | — | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating revenues | 5,147 | 802 | 320 | (317 | ) | 5,952 | — | 5,952 | |||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 3,111 | 625 | 323 | (315 | ) | 3,744 | 86 | 3,830 | |||||||||||||||||||
Economic fuel | 924 | 120 | — | — | 1,044 | 7 | 1,051 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 4,035 | 745 | 323 | (315 | ) | 4,788 | 93 | 4,881 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nonoperating income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest income | 29 | — | — | (4 | ) | 25 | — | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (72 | ) | — | (9 | ) | 4 | (77 | ) | — | (77 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | 12 | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | (30 | ) | — | (8 | ) | — | (38 | ) | — | (38 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 1,082 | $ | 57 | $ | (11 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | $ | 1,126 | $ | (93 | ) | $ | 1,033 |
(a) | Includes consolidating entries, Air Group parent company, McGee Air Services, and other immaterial business units. |
(b) | The Air Group 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 income and charges. |
(c) | Includes merger-related costs, mark-to-market fuel-hedge accounting charges, and other special items. |
(d) | Certain historical information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of new accounting standards. |
September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | ||||||
Mainline | $ | 14,725 | $ | 16,663 | |||
Horizon | 1,037 | 929 | |||||
Consolidating & Other | (4,869 | ) | (6,846 | ) | |||
Consolidated | $ | 10,893 | $ | 10,746 |
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
• | Third Quarter Review—highlights from the third quarter of 2018 outlining some of the major events that happened during the period and how they affected our financial performance. |
• | Results of Operations—an in-depth analysis of our revenues by segment and our expenses from a consolidated perspective for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. To the extent material to the understanding of segment profitability, we more fully describe the segment expenses per financial statement line item. Financial and statistical data is also included here. This section includes forward-looking statements regarding our view of the remainder of 2018. |
• | Liquidity and Capital Resources—an overview of our financial position, analysis of cash flows, and relevant contractual obligations and commitments. |
Forecast Q4 2018 | Q4 2017 | % Change | |||
Capacity (ASMs in millions) | 16,120 - 16,170 | 15,901 | ~ 1.4% | ||
Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (cents)(a) | 8.97¢ - 9.01¢ | 8.68¢ | ~ 3.6% |
Forecast Full Year 2018 | Full Year 2017 | % Change | |||
Capacity (ASMs in millions) | 65,375 - 65,425 | 62,072 | ~ 5.3% | ||
Cost per ASM excluding fuel and special items (cents)(a) | 8.50¢ - 8.52¢ | 8.25¢ | ~ 3.2% |
(a) | 2017 CASMex reflects the impacts of the updated accounting standards, effective for the Company January 1, 2018. |
• | By excluding fuel expense and certain special items (including merger-related costs) from our unit metrics, we believe that we have better visibility into the results of operations and our non-fuel cost initiatives. Our industry is highly competitive and is characterized by high fixed costs, so even a small reduction in non-fuel operating costs can lead to a significant improvement in operating results. In addition, we believe that all domestic carriers are similarly impacted by changes in jet fuel costs over the long run, so it is important for management (and thus investors) to understand the impact of (and trends in) company-specific cost drivers, such as labor rates and productivity, airport costs, maintenance costs, etc., which are more controllable by management. |
• | Cost per ASM (CASM) excluding fuel and certain special items, such as merger-related costs, is one of the most important measures used by management and by the Air Group Board of Directors in assessing quarterly and annual cost performance. |
• | Adjusted income before income tax and CASM excluding fuel (and other items as specified in our plan documents) are important metrics for the employee cash incentive plan, which covers the majority of employees within the Air Group organization. |
• | CASM excluding fuel and certain special items is a measure commonly used by industry analysts and we believe it is an important metric by which they compare our airlines to others in the industry. The measure is also the subject of frequent questions from investors. |
• | Disclosure of the individual impact of certain noted items provides investors the ability to measure and monitor performance both with and without these special items. We believe that disclosing the impact of certain items, such as merger-related costs, and mark-to-market hedging adjustments, is important because it provides information on significant items that are not necessarily indicative of future performance. Industry analysts and investors consistently measure our performance without these items for better comparability between periods and among other airlines. |
• | Although we disclose our unit revenues, we do not (nor are we able to) evaluate unit revenues excluding the impact that changes in fuel costs have had on ticket prices. Fuel expense represents a large percentage of our total operating expenses. Fluctuations in fuel prices often drive changes in unit revenues in the mid-to-long term. Although we believe it is useful to evaluate non-fuel unit costs for the reasons noted above, we would caution readers of these financial statements not to place undue reliance on unit costs excluding fuel as a measure or predictor of future profitability because of the significant impact of fuel costs on our business. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | Change | 2018 | 2017 | Change | ||||||
Consolidated Operating Statistics:(a) | |||||||||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 12,128 | 11,639 | 4.2% | 34,685 | 33,038 | 5.0% | |||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 14,386 | 13,811 | 4.2% | 41,272 | 39,072 | 5.6% | |||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 16,943 | 16,164 | 4.8% | 49,256 | 46,169 | 6.7% | |||||
Load factor | 84.9% | 85.4% | (0.5) pts | 83.8% | 84.6% | (0.8) pts | |||||
Yield(d) | 14.20¢ | 14.18¢ | 0.1% | 13.87¢ | 14.10¢ | (1.6)% | |||||
RASM(d) | 13.05¢ | 13.06¢ | (0.1)% | 12.59¢ | 12.89¢ | (2.3)% | |||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items(b)(d) | 8.15¢ | 8.00¢ | 1.9% | 8.35¢ | 8.11¢ | 3.0% | |||||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) | $2.33 | $1.80 | 29.4% | $2.26 | $1.76 | 28.4% | |||||
Fuel gallons (000,000) | 218 | 207 | 5.3% | 631 | 592 | 6.6% | |||||
ASMs per fuel gallon | 77.7 | 78.1 | (0.5)% | 78.1 | 78.0 | 0.1% | |||||
Average full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) | 21,804 | 20,743 | 5.1% | 21,575 | 19,723 | 9.4% | |||||
Mainline Operating Statistics: | |||||||||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 9,435 | 9,136 | 3.3% | 27,107 | 25,850 | 4.9% | |||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 13,096 | 12,694 | 3.2% | 37,677 | 36,045 | 4.5% | |||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 15,343 | 14,796 | 3.7% | 44,730 | 42,397 | 5.5% | |||||
Load factor | 85.4% | 85.8% | (0.4) pts | 84.2% | 85.0% | (0.8) pts | |||||
Yield(d) | 13.18¢ | 13.23¢ | (0.4)% | 12.95¢ | 13.13¢ | (1.4)% | |||||
RASM(d) | 12.28¢ | 12.35¢ | (0.6)% | 11.90¢ | 12.19¢ | (2.4)% | |||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items(b)(d) | 7.34¢ | 7.30¢ | 0.5% | 7.58¢ | 7.34¢ | 3.3% | |||||
Economic fuel cost per gallon(b) | $2.32 | $1.79 | 29.6% | $2.25 | $1.76 | 27.8% | |||||
Fuel gallons (000,000) | 189 | 183 | 3.3% | 549 | 526 | 4.4% | |||||
ASMs per fuel gallon | 81.2 | 80.9 | 0.4% | 81.5 | 80.6 | 1.1% | |||||
Average FTEs | 16,499 | 15,862 | 4.0% | 16,330 | 15,439 | 5.8% | |||||
Aircraft utilization | 11.4 | 11.4 | —% | 11.4 | 11.1 | 2.7% | |||||
Average aircraft stage length | 1,291 | 1,300 | (0.7)% | 1,293 | 1,296 | (0.2)% | |||||
Operating fleet | 231 | 218 | 13 a/c | 231 | 218 | 13 a/c | |||||
Regional Operating Statistics:(c) | |||||||||||
Revenue passengers (000) | 2,693 | 2,503 | 7.6% | 7,578 | 7,188 | 5.4% | |||||
RPMs (000,000) "traffic" | 1,290 | 1,117 | 15.5% | 3,595 | 3,027 | 18.8% | |||||
ASMs (000,000) "capacity" | 1,600 | 1,368 | 17.0% | 4,526 | 3,772 | 20.0% | |||||
Load factor | 80.6% | 81.7% | (1.1 pts) | 79.4% | 80.2% | (0.8 pts) | |||||
Yield(d) | 24.50¢ | 25.15¢ | (2.6)% | 23.49¢ | 25.65¢ | (8.4)% | |||||
RASM(d) | 20.41¢ | 20.61¢ | (1.0)% | 19.32¢ | 20.67¢ | (6.5)% | |||||
Operating fleet | 89 | 83 | 6 a/c | 89 | 83 | 6 a/c |
(a) | Except for FTEs, data includes information related to third-party regional capacity purchase flying arrangements. |
(b) | See reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly related GAAP measure in the accompanying pages. |
(c) | Data presented includes information related to flights operated by Horizon and third-party carriers. |
(d) | Certain historical information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of new accounting standards. |
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | Dollars | Diluted EPS | Dollars | Diluted EPS | |||||||||||
GAAP net income and diluted EPS | $ | 217 | $ | 1.75 | $ | 259 | $ | 2.09 | |||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | 5 | 0.04 | (5 | ) | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 22 | 0.18 | 23 | 0.19 | |||||||||||
Income tax effect of reconciling items above | (7 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (7 | ) | (0.06 | ) | |||||||
Non-GAAP adjusted net income and diluted EPS | $ | 237 | $ | 1.91 | $ | 270 | $ | 2.18 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in cents) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Consolidated: | ||||||||||
CASM | 11.30 | ¢ | 10.41 | ¢ | 9 | % | ||||
Less the following components: | ||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 3.02 | 2.27 | 33 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs and other | 0.13 | 0.14 | (7 | )% | ||||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 8.15 | ¢ | 8.00 | ¢ | 2 | % | ||||
Mainline: | ||||||||||
CASM | 10.37 | ¢ | 9.64 | ¢ | 8 | % | ||||
Less the following components: | ||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 2.89 | 2.18 | 33 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs and other | 0.14 | 0.16 | (13 | )% | ||||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 7.34 | ¢ | 7.30 | ¢ | 1 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Passenger revenue | $ | 2,043 | $ | 1,958 | 4 | % | ||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 114 | 105 | 9 | % | ||||||
Cargo and other | 55 | 47 | 17 | % | ||||||
Total operating revenues | $ | 2,212 | $ | 2,110 | 5 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Fuel expense | $ | 513 | $ | 368 | 39 | % | ||||
Non-fuel operating expenses, excluding special items | 1,380 | 1,292 | 7 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 22 | 23 | (4 | )% | ||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 1,915 | $ | 1,683 | 14 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except for per gallon amounts) | Dollars | Cost/Gal | Dollars | Cost/Gal | |||||||||||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost | $ | 520 | $ | 2.38 | $ | 368 | $ | 1.78 | |||||||
(Gains) losses on settled hedges | (12 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 5 | 0.02 | |||||||||
Consolidated economic fuel expense | 508 | 2.33 | $ | 373 | $ | 1.80 | |||||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | 5 | 0.02 | (5 | ) | (0.02 | ) | |||||||||
GAAP fuel expense | $ | 513 | $ | 2.35 | $ | 368 | $ | 1.78 | |||||||
Fuel gallons | 218 | 207 |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Wages and benefits | $ | 549 | $ | 477 | 15 | % | ||||
Variable incentive pay | 27 | 40 | (33 | )% | ||||||
Aircraft maintenance | 107 | 88 | 22 | % | ||||||
Aircraft rent | 82 | 70 | 17 | % | ||||||
Landing fees and other rentals | 135 | 124 | 9 | % | ||||||
Contracted services | 70 | 76 | (8 | )% | ||||||
Selling expenses | 79 | 92 | (14 | )% | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 99 | 95 | 4 | % | ||||||
Food and beverage service | 53 | 50 | 6 | % | ||||||
Third-party regional carrier expense | 38 | 30 | 27 | % | ||||||
Other | 141 | 150 | (6 | )% | ||||||
Total non-fuel operating expenses, excluding special items | $ | 1,380 | $ | 1,292 | 7 | % |
Three Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Wages | $ | 412 | $ | 359 | 15 | % | ||||
Pension—Defined benefit plans service cost | 12 | 10 | 20 | % | ||||||
Defined contribution plans | 30 | 25 | 20 | % | ||||||
Medical and other benefits | 65 | 58 | 12 | % | ||||||
Payroll taxes | 30 | 25 | 20 | % | ||||||
Total wages and benefits | $ | 549 | $ | 477 | 15 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share amounts) | Dollars | Diluted EPS | Dollars | Diluted EPS | |||||||||||
Reported GAAP net income and diluted EPS | $ | 414 | $ | 3.34 | $ | 645 | $ | 5.19 | |||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | (30 | ) | (0.24 | ) | 7 | 0.06 | |||||||||
Special items—employee tax reform bonus | 25 | 0.20 | — | — | |||||||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 67 | 0.54 | 86 | 0.69 | |||||||||||
Income tax effect on special items and fuel hedge adjustments | (15 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (35 | ) | (0.28 | ) | |||||||
Non-GAAP adjusted net income and diluted EPS | $ | 461 | $ | 3.72 | $ | 703 | $ | 5.66 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in cents) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Consolidated: | ||||||||||
CASM | 11.38 | ¢ | 10.57 | ¢ | 8 | % | ||||
Less the following components: | ||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 2.84 | 2.27 | 25 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 0.19 | 0.19 | — | % | ||||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 8.35 | ¢ | 8.11 | ¢ | 3 | % | ||||
Mainline: | ||||||||||
CASM | 10.49 | ¢ | 9.74 | ¢ | 8 | % | ||||
Less the following components: | ||||||||||
Aircraft fuel, including hedging gains and losses | 2.70 | 2.20 | 23 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 0.21 | 0.20 | 5 | % | ||||||
CASM excluding fuel and special items | 7.58 | ¢ | 7.34 | ¢ | 3 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Passenger revenue | $ | 5,725 | $ | 5,505 | 4 | % | ||||
Mileage Plan other revenue | 329 | 314 | 5 | % | ||||||
Cargo and other | 146 | 133 | 10 | % | ||||||
Total operating revenues | $ | 6,200 | $ | 5,952 | 4 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Fuel expense | $ | 1,397 | $ | 1,051 | 33 | % | ||||
Non-fuel operating expenses, excluding special items | 4,114 | 3,744 | 10 | % | ||||||
Special items—merger-related costs | 67 | 86 | (22 | )% | ||||||
Special items—employee tax reform bonus | 25 | — | NM | |||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 5,603 | $ | 4,881 | 15 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
(in millions, except for per gallon amounts) | Dollars | Cost/Gal | Dollars | Cost/Gal | |||||||||||
Raw or "into-plane" fuel cost | $ | 1,450 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 1,030 | $ | 1.74 | |||||||
(Gains) losses on settled hedges | (23 | ) | (0.04 | ) | 14 | 0.02 | |||||||||
Consolidated economic fuel expense | 1,427 | 2.26 | $ | 1,044 | $ | 1.76 | |||||||||
Mark-to-market fuel hedge adjustments | (30 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 7 | 0.01 | |||||||||
GAAP fuel expense | $ | 1,397 | $ | 2.21 | $ | 1,051 | $ | 1.77 | |||||||
Fuel gallons | 631 | 592 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Wages and benefits | $ | 1,629 | $ | 1,397 | 17 | % | ||||
Variable incentive pay | 104 | 98 | 6 | % | ||||||
Aircraft maintenance | 320 | 271 | 18 | % | ||||||
Aircraft rent | 233 | 204 | 14 | % | ||||||
Landing fees and other rentals | 371 | 338 | 10 | % | ||||||
Contracted services | 227 | 234 | (3 | )% | ||||||
Selling expenses | 245 | 277 | (12 | )% | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 290 | 275 | 5 | % | ||||||
Food and beverage service | 158 | 145 | 9 | % | ||||||
Third-party regional carrier expense | 114 | 84 | 36 | % | ||||||
Other | 423 | 421 | — | % | ||||||
Total non-fuel operating expenses, excluding special items | $ | 4,114 | $ | 3,744 | 10 | % |
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
(in millions) | 2018 | 2017 | % Change | |||||||
Wages | $ | 1,230 | $ | 1,055 | 17 | % | ||||
Pension—Defined benefit plans service cost | 36 | 30 | 20 | % | ||||||
Defined contribution plans | 88 | 73 | 21 | % | ||||||
Medical and other benefits | 186 | 162 | 15 | % | ||||||
Payroll taxes | 89 | 77 | 16 | % | ||||||
Total wages and benefits | $ | 1,629 | $ | 1,397 | 17 | % |
• | Our existing cash and marketable securities balance of $1.4 billion, and our expected cash from operations; |
• | Our 98 unencumbered aircraft that could be financed, if necessary; |
• | Our combined bank line-of-credit facilities, with no outstanding borrowings, of $400 million. Information about these facilities can be found in Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. |
(in millions) | September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | Change | ||||||
Cash and marketable securities | $ | 1,397 | $ | 1,621 | (14) % | ||||
Cash, marketable securities, and unused lines of credit as a percentage of trailing twelve months' revenue | 22 | % | 26 | % | (4) pts | ||||
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 1,684 | $ | 2,262 | (26)% | ||||
Shareholders’ equity | $ | 3,791 | $ | 3,460 | 10% |
Debt-to-capitalization, adjusted for aircraft operating leases | |||||||||
(in millions) | September 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | Change | ||||||
Long-term debt | $ | 1,684 | $ | 2,262 | (26)% | ||||
Capitalization of aircraft operating leases(a) | 1,887 | 1,671 | 13% | ||||||
Adjusted debt | $ | 3,571 | $ | 3,933 | (9)% | ||||
Shareholders' equity | 3,791 | 3,460 | 10% | ||||||
Total Capital | $ | 7,362 | $ | 7,393 | —% | ||||
Debt-to-capitalization, adjusted for aircraft operating leases | 49 | % | 53 | % | (4) pts |
(a) | Calculated using the present value of remaining aircraft lease payments for aircraft in our operating fleet as of the balance sheet date. |
(in millions) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||
Targeted capital expenditures | $ | 1,000 | $ | 750 | $ | 750 |
Actual Fleet | Expected Fleet Activity(a) | ||||||||||||||||
Aircraft | September 30, 2018 | 2018 Additions | 2018 Removals | December 31, 2018 | 2019 Changes | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||
B737 Freighters | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |||||||||||
B737 Passenger Aircraft(c) | 157 | 2 | — | 159 | 7 | 166 | |||||||||||
Airbus Passenger Aircraft | 71 | — | — | 71 | 1 | 72 | |||||||||||
Total Mainline Fleet | 231 | 2 | — | 233 | 8 | 241 | |||||||||||
Q400 operated by Horizon(b) | 41 | — | (4 | ) | 37 | (7 | ) | 30 | |||||||||
E175 operated by Horizon(b) | 16 | 10 | — | 26 | 4 | 30 | |||||||||||
E175 operated by third party(b) | 32 | — | — | 32 | — | 32 | |||||||||||
Total Regional Fleet | 89 | 10 | (4 | ) | 95 | (3 | ) | 92 | |||||||||
Total | 320 | 12 | (4 | ) | 328 | 5 | 333 |
(a) | The expected fleet counts at December 31, 2018 and 2019 are subject to change. |
(b) | Aircraft are either owned or leased by Horizon or operated under capacity purchase agreement with a third party. |
(c) | Aircraft deliveries reflect the supplemental agreement entered with Boeing in the first quarter of 2018 which deferred certain B737 deliveries. Our first MAX9 delivery is scheduled for 2019. |
Approximate % of Expected Fuel Requirements | Weighted-Average Crude Oil Price per Barrel | Average Premium Cost per Barrel | ||||||||
Remainder 2018 | 51 | % | $ | 68 | $ | 1 | ||||
First Quarter 2019 | 50 | % | 72 | 1 | ||||||
Second Quarter 2019 | 40 | % | 73 | 2 | ||||||
Third Quarter 2019 | 30 | % | 75 | 2 | ||||||
Fourth Quarter 2019 | 20 | % | 77 | 2 | ||||||
Full Year 2019 | 35 | % | $ | 74 | $ | 2 | ||||
First Quarter 2020 | 10 | % | 76 | 3 | ||||||
Full Year 2020 | 2 | % | $ | 76 | $ | 3 |
(in millions) | Remainder of 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Beyond 2022 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current and long-term debt obligations | $ | 123 | $ | 267 | $ | 381 | $ | 363 | $ | 179 | $ | 725 | $ | 2,038 | |||||||||||||
Operating lease commitments (a) | 106 | 413 | 380 | 332 | 300 | 1,219 | 2,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft maintenance deposits (b) | 16 | 65 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 303 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aircraft commitments (c) | 378 | 514 | 525 | 558 | 302 | 140 | 2,417 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest obligations (d) | 16 | 73 | 63 | 46 | 33 | 69 | 300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other obligations | 35 | 145 | 152 | 173 | 181 | 1,225 | 1,911 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 674 | $ | 1,477 | $ | 1,569 | $ | 1,536 | $ | 1,047 | $ | 3,416 | $ | 9,719 |
(a) | Operating lease commitments generally include aircraft operating leases, airport property and hangar leases, office space, and other equipment leases. Included here are E175 aircraft operated by SkyWest under a capacity purchase agreement. |
(b) | Aircraft maintenance deposits relate to leased Airbus aircraft. |
(c) | Represents non-cancelable contractual payment commitments for aircraft and engines, buyer furnished equipment, and aircraft maintenance and parts management. |
(d) | For variable-rate debt, future obligations are shown above using forecasted interest rates as of September 30, 2018. |
1. | The rate at which we defer sales proceeds related to services sold: |
2. | The number of miles that will not be redeemed for travel (breakage): |
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK |
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS |
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Maximum remaining dollar value of shares that can be purchased under the plan (in millions) | ||||||||
July 1, 2018 - July 31, 2018 | 67,915 | $ | 61.83 | |||||||
August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018 | 69,777 | 64.51 | ||||||||
September 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 | 55,511 | 68.44 | ||||||||
Total | 193,203 | $ | 64.70 | $ | 574 |
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION |
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS |
1. | Exhibits: See Exhibit Index. |
ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | |
/s/ CHRISTOPHER M. BERRY | |
Christopher M. Berry | |
Vice President Finance and Controller | |
November 2, 2018 |
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | Date of First Filing | Exhibit Number |
3.1 | 10-Q | August 3, 2017 | 3.1 | |
10.1* | 10-K | February 15, 2018 | 10.25 | |
10.2* | 10-K | February 15, 2018 | 10.26 | |
31.1† | 10-Q | |||
31.2† | 10-Q | |||
32.1† | 10-Q | |||
32.2† | 10-Q | |||
101.INS† | XBRL Instance Document | |||
101.SCH† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||
101.CAL† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||
101.DEF† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||
101.LAB† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||
101.PRE† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||
† | Filed herewith | |||
* | Indicates management contract or compensatory plan arrangement |
1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-Q of Alaska Air Group, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2018; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors: |
a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
By | /s/ BRADLEY D. TILDEN |
Bradley D. Tilden | |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-Q of Alaska Air Group, Inc. for the period ended September 30, 2018; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors: |
a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
By | /s/ BRANDON S. PEDERSEN |
Brandon S. Pedersen | |
Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
By | /s/ BRADLEY D. TILDEN |
Bradley D. Tilden | |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
(1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
By | /s/ BRANDON S. PEDERSEN |
Brandon S. Pedersen | |
Executive Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
DOCUMENT AND ENTITY INFORMATION - shares |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Oct. 31, 2018 |
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Document and Entity Information [Abstract] | ||
Document Type | 10-Q | |
Amendment Flag | false | |
Document Period End Date | Sep. 30, 2018 | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2018 | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q3 | |
Entity Registrant Name | ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0000766421 | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 123,299,895 | |
Entity Small Business | false | |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (PARENTHETICALS) - $ / shares |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Stockholders' Equity: | ||
Preferred Stock, par value (usd per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares) | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
Preferred stock, shares issued (shares) | 0 | 0 |
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares) | 0 | 0 |
Common stock, par value (usd per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Common stock, shares authorized (shares) | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 |
Common stock, shares issued (shares) | 130,786,648 | 129,903,498 |
Common stock, shares outstanding (shares) | 123,360,846 | 123,060,638 |
Treasury Stock, Shares (shares) | 7,425,802 | 6,842,860 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] | ||||
Net Income | $ 217 | $ 259 | $ 414 | $ 645 |
Related to marketable securities: | ||||
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period | (2) | 1 | (19) | 5 |
Reclassification of (gain) loss into Other—net nonoperating income (expense) | 2 | (1) | 5 | 0 |
Income tax effect | 1 | 0 | 4 | (2) |
Total | 1 | 0 | (10) | 3 |
Related to employee benefit plans: | ||||
Reclassification of net pension expense into Wages and benefits | 7 | 5 | 21 | 16 |
Income tax effect | (2) | (2) | (5) | (5) |
Total | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
Related to interest rate derivative instruments: | ||||
Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during the period | 0 | 0 | 8 | (2) |
Reclassification of (gain) loss into Aircraft rent | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Income tax effect | (1) | (1) | (3) | (1) |
Total | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Other Comprehensive Income | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 |
Comprehensive Income | $ 224 | $ 263 | $ 428 | $ 660 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
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Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract] | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 174 | $ 144 |
Restricted cash included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10 | 0 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period | $ 184 | $ 144 |
GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization and Basis of Presentation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Air Group, or the Company, and its primary subsidiaries, Alaska (including Virgin America) and Horizon. Our condensed consolidated financial statements also include McGee Air Services, a ground services subsidiary of Alaska. The Company conducts substantially all of its operations through these subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information. Consistent with these requirements, this Form 10-Q does not include all the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. In the opinion of management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2018 and the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to classifications used in the current year. In preparing these statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Due to seasonal variations in the demand for air travel, the volatility of aircraft fuel prices, changes in global economic conditions, changes in the competitive environment and other factors, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the entire year. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases. Under the new standard, a lessee will recognize a liability on the balance sheet representing the lease payments owed, and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, "Targeted Improvements - Leases (Topic 842)" which amended Topic 842 to provide companies an alternative transition method which would not require adjusting comparative period financial information. The Company plans to utilize this alternative transition method, and will record a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company will not early adopt the standard. At this time, the Company believes the most significant impact to the financial statements from the new lease accounting standard will relate to the recording of a right-of-use asset and related liability associated with leased aircraft. The Company does not expect the new standard to have a material impact on the pattern or amount of expense recognized for aircraft leases on the income statement. Other leases, including airports and real estate, equipment, software and other miscellaneous leases continue to be assessed. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows—Restricted Cash (Topic 230)" related to the presentation of restricted cash on the statement of cash flows, and within the accompanying footnotes. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2018. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities." The ASU expands the activities that qualify for hedge accounting and simplifies the rules for reporting hedging relationships. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019, and is required to be adopted using the modified retrospective approach. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." The standard allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The amount of the reclassification is the difference between the amount initially recorded directly to other comprehensive income at the previously enacted U.S. federal corporate income tax rate that remains in AOCI and the amount that would have been recorded directly to other comprehensive income using the newly enacted U.S. federal income tax rate. The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The Company elected to early adopt the standard effective January 1, 2018. As a result, retained earnings increased approximately $62 million in 2018 due to the reclassification of tax effects in AOCI recorded in prior periods at previously enacted tax rates. |
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RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS | RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS Revenue Recognition and Retirement Benefits Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)." The Company adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2018, utilizing a full retrospective transition method. Adoption of the new standard resulted in changes to accounting policies for revenue recognition related to frequent flyer activity, certain ancillary revenues such as change fees, air traffic liabilities, and sales and marketing expenses. As a result of adoption, the Company also changed certain financial statement line item disclosure captions. See Note 3 for a discussion of the impact of this standard. Although less significant, in March 2017 the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)," which requires the Company to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost as Wages and benefits in the statement of operations. The Company adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2018, utilizing a full retrospective transition method. Under this new standard, all components of net periodic benefit cost are presented in Nonoperating income (expense), except service cost, which remains in Wages and benefits. Certain line item captions on the balance sheet and statement of operations changed as a result of the newly implemented standards. Accordingly, historical financial information presented below as reported has been presented using the new captions. The cumulative impact to retained earnings at January 1, 2016 as a result of the new revenue recognition standard was $171 million. Below are the impacts of these newly adopted accounting standards to the financial statements. Condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):
Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):
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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS | REVENUE Ticket revenue is recorded as Passenger revenue, and represents the primary source of the Company's revenue. Also included in Passenger revenue are passenger ancillary revenues such as bag fees, on-board food and beverage, ticket change fees, and certain revenue from the frequent flyer program. Mileage Plan™ other revenue includes brand and marketing revenue from our affinity credit card and other partners and certain interline frequent flyer revenue, net of commissions. Cargo and other revenue includes freight and mail revenue, and to a lesser extent, other ancillary revenue products such as lounge membership and certain commissions. The Company disaggregates revenue by segment in Note 9. The level of detail within the Company’s statements of operations, segment disclosures, and in this footnote depict the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and how cash flows are affected by economic and other factors. Passenger Ticket and Ancillary Services Revenue The primary performance obligation on a typical passenger ticket is to provide air travel to the Company’s passenger. Ticket revenue is collected in advance of travel and recorded as Air Traffic Liability (ATL) on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company satisfies its performance obligation and recognizes ticket revenue on each flight segment when the transportation is provided. Ancillary passenger revenues relate to items such as checked-bag fees, ticket change fees, and on-board food and beverage sales, all of which are provided at time of flight. As such, the obligation to perform these services is satisfied at the time of travel and is recorded with ticket revenue in Passenger revenue. Revenue is also recognized for tickets that are expected to expire unused, a concept referred to as “passenger ticket breakage.” Passenger ticket breakage is recorded at the flight date using estimates made at the time of sale based on the Company’s historical experience of expired tickets, and other facts such as program changes and modifications. In addition to selling tickets on its own marketed flights, the Company has interline agreements with partner airlines under which it sells multi-city tickets with one or more segments of the trip flown by a partner airline, or it operates a connecting flight sold by a partner airline. Each segment in a connecting flight represents a separate performance obligation. Revenue on segments sold and operated by the Company is recognized as Passenger revenue in the gross amount of the allocated ticket price when the travel occurs, while the commission paid to the partner airline is recognized as a selling expense when the related transportation is provided. Revenue on segments operated by a partner airline is deferred for the full amount of the consideration received at the time the ticket is sold and, once the segment has been flown the Company records the net amount, after compensating the partner airline, as Cargo and other revenue. A portion of revenue from the Mileage Plan™ program is recorded in Passenger revenue. As members are awarded mileage credits on flown tickets, these credits become a distinct performance obligation for the Company. The Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in a passenger ticket contract on a relative standalone selling price basis. The standalone selling price for loyalty mileage credits issued is discussed in the Loyalty Mileage Credits section of this Note below. The amount allocated to the mileage credits is deferred on the balance sheet. Once a member travels using a travel award redeemed with mileage credits on one of the Company's airline carriers, the revenue associated with those mileage credits is recorded as Passenger revenue. Taxes collected from passengers, including transportation excise taxes, airport and security fees and other fees, are recorded on a net basis within passenger revenue in the consolidated statements of operations. Passenger revenue recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
As passenger tickets and related ancillary services are primarily sold via credit cards, certain amounts due from credit card processors are recorded as airline traffic receivables. These credit card receivables and receivables from our affinity credit card partner represent the majority of the receivables balance on the Balance Sheet. For performance obligations with performance periods of less than one year, GAAP provides a practical expedient that allows the Company not to disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations and the timing of related revenue recognition. As passenger tickets expire one year from ticketing, the Company elected to apply this practical expedient for tickets unused or not exchanged. Mileage Plan™ Loyalty Program Loyalty mileage credits The Company’s Mileage Plan™ loyalty program provides frequent flyer travel awards to program members based upon accumulated loyalty mileage credits. Mileage credits are earned through travel, purchases using the Mileage Plan™ co-branded credit card and purchases from other participating partners. The program has a 24-month expiration period for unused mileage credits from the month of last account activity. The Company offers redemption of mileage credits through free, discounted or upgraded air travel on Alaska flights or on one of its 15 airline partners, as well as redemption at partner hotels. The Company uses a relative standalone selling price allocation to allocate consideration to material performance obligations in contracts with customers that include loyalty mileage credits. As directly observable selling prices for mileage credits are not available, the Company determines the standalone selling price of mileage credits primarily using actual ticket purchase prices for similar tickets flown, adjusted for the likelihood of redemption, or breakage. In determining similar tickets flown, the Company considers current market prices, class of service, type of award, and other factors. For mileage credits accumulated through travel on partner airlines, the Company uses actual consideration received from the partners. Revenue related to air transportation is deferred in the amount of the relative standalone selling price allocated to the mileage credits as they are issued. The Company satisfies its performance obligation when the mileage credits are redeemed and the related air transportation is delivered. The Company estimates breakage for the portion of mileage credits not expected to be redeemed using a statistical analysis of historical data, including actual mileage credits expiring, slow-moving and low-credit accounts, among other factors. The breakage rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was 17.4%. The Company reviews the breakage rate used on an annual basis. Co-brand credit card agreement and other In addition to mileage credits, the co-brand credit card agreement, referred to herein as the Agreement, also includes performance obligations for waived bag fees, Companion Fare™ offers to purchase an additional ticket at a discount, marketing, and the use of intellectual property including the brand (unlimited access to the use of the Company’s brand and frequent flyer member lists), which is the predominant element in the Agreement. The affinity card bank partner is the customer for some elements, including the brand and marketing, while the Mileage Plan™ member is the customer for other elements such as mileage credits, bag waivers, and Companion Fares. At the inception of the Agreement, management estimated the selling price of each of the performance obligations. The objective was to determine the price at which a sale would be transacted if the product or service was sold on a stand-alone basis. The Company determined its best estimate of selling price for each element by considering multiple inputs and methods including, but not limited to, the estimated selling price of comparable travel, discounted cash flows, brand value, published selling prices, number of miles awarded and number of miles redeemed. The Company estimated the selling prices and volumes over the term of the Agreement in order to determine the allocation of proceeds to each of the multiple deliverables. The estimates of the standalone selling prices of each element do not change subsequent to the original valuation of the contract unless the contract is materially modified, but the allocation between elements may change based upon the actual and updated projected volumes of each element delivered during the term of the contract. Consideration received from the bank is variable and is primarily from consumer spend on the card, among other items. The Company allocates consideration to each of the performance obligations, including mileage credits, waived bag fees, Companion Fares, and brand and marketing, using their relative standalone selling price. Because the performance obligation related to providing use of intellectual property including the brand is satisfied over time, it is recognized in Mileage PlanTM other revenue in the period that those elements are sold. The Company records passenger revenue related to the air transportation and certificates for discounted companion travel when the transportation is delivered. In contracts with non-bank partners, the Company has identified two performance obligations in most cases - travel and brand. Revenue is recognized using the residual method, where the travel performance obligation is deferred until transportation is provided in the amount of the estimated standalone selling price of the ticket, less breakage. The residual amount, if any, is recognized as commission revenue when the brand element is sold. Mileage credit sales recorded under the residual approach are immaterial to the overall program. Interline loyalty The Company has interline arrangements with certain airlines whereby its members may earn and redeem Mileage Plan™ credits on those airlines, and members of a partner airline’s loyalty program may earn and redeem frequent flyer program credits on Alaska. When a Mileage Plan™ member earns credits on a partner airline, the partner airline remits a contractually-agreed upon fee to the Company which is deferred until credits are redeemed. When a Mileage Plan™ member redeems credits on a partner airline, the Company pays a contractually agreed upon fee to the other airline, which offsets the revenue recognized associated with the award travel. When a member of a partner airline redeems frequent flyer credits on Alaska, the partner airline remits a contractually-agreed upon amount to the Company, recognized as Passenger revenue upon travel. If the partner airline’s member earns frequent flyer program credits on an Alaska flight, the Company remits a contractually-agreed upon fee to the partner airline and records a commission expense. Mileage Plan™ revenue included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
Mileage Plan™ other revenue is primarily brand and marketing revenue from our affinity card products. Cargo and Other The Company provides freight and mail services (cargo). The majority of cargo services are provided to commercial businesses and the United States Postal Service. The Company satisfies cargo service performance obligations and recognizes revenue when the shipment arrives at its final destination or is transferred to a third-party carrier for delivery. The Company also earns other revenue for lounge memberships, hotel and car commissions, and certain other immaterial items not intrinsically tied to providing air travel to passengers. Revenue is recognized when these services are rendered and recorded as Cargo and other revenue. The transaction price for Cargo and other revenue is the price paid by the customer. Cargo and other revenue included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
Air Traffic Liability and Deferred Revenue Passenger ticket and ancillary services liabilities Air traffic liability included on the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents the remaining obligation associated with passenger tickets and ancillary services. The air traffic liability balance fluctuates with seasonal travel patterns. The Company recognized Passenger revenue of $27 million and $23 million from the prior year-end air traffic liability balance for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and $540 million and $543 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Mileage PlanTM liabilities The total deferred revenue liability included on the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents the remaining transaction price that has been allocated to Mileage PlanTM performance obligations not yet satisfied by the Company. In general, the current amounts will be recognized as revenue within 12 months and the long-term amounts will be recognized as revenue over, on average, a period of approximately three to four years. This period of time represents the average time that members have historically taken to earn and redeem miles. The Company records a receivable for amounts due from the bank partner and from other partners as mileage credits are sold until the payments are collected. The Company had $106 million of such receivables as of September 30, 2018 and $101 million as of December 31, 2017. Mileage credits are combined in one homogeneous pool and are not specifically identifiable. As such, loyalty revenues disclosed earlier in this Note are comprised of miles that were part of the deferred revenue and liabilities balances at the beginning of the period and miles that were issued during the period. The table below presents a roll forward of the total frequent flyer liability (in millions):
Selling Costs Certain costs such as credit card fees, travel agency and other commissions paid, as well as Global Distribution Systems (GDS) booking fees are incurred when the Company sells passenger tickets and ancillary services in advance of the travel date. The Company defers such costs and recognizes them as expenses when the travel occurs. Prepaid expense recorded on the consolidated balance sheets for such costs was $27 million and $24 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The Company recorded related expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations of $57 million and $61 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and $166 million and $183 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. |
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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS In determining fair value, there is a three-level hierarchy based on the reliability of the inputs used. Level 1 refers to fair values based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 refers to fair values estimated using significant other observable inputs and Level 3 refers to fair values estimated using significant unobservable inputs. Fair Value of Financial Instruments on a Recurring Basis As of September 30, 2018, total cost basis for all marketable securities was $1.2 billion. There were no significant differences between the cost basis and fair value of any individual class of marketable securities. Fair values of financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
The Company uses both the market and income approach to determine the fair value of marketable securities. U.S. government securities are Level 1 as the fair value is based on quoted prices in active markets. Foreign government bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, corporate notes and bonds, and municipal securities are Level 2 as the fair value is based on standard valuation models that are calculated based on observable inputs such as quoted interest rates, yield curves, credit ratings of the security and other observable market information. The Company uses the market approach and the income approach to determine the fair value of derivative instruments. The fair value for fuel hedge call options is determined utilizing an option pricing model based on inputs that are readily available in active markets or can be derived from information available in active markets. In addition, the fair value considers the exposure to credit losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties. Interest rate swap agreements are Level 2 as the fair value of these contracts is determined based on the difference between the fixed interest rate in the agreements and the observable LIBOR-based interest forward rates at period end multiplied by the total notional value. Activity and Maturities for Marketable Securities Unrealized losses from marketable securities are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates. Management does not believe any unrealized losses represent other-than-temporary impairments based on its evaluation of available information as of September 30, 2018. Maturities for marketable securities (in millions):
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments The Company uses the following methods and assumptions to determine the fair value of financial instruments that are not recognized at fair value as described below. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash: Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, such as money market funds, commercial paper and certificates of deposit. They are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company's restricted cash balances are primarily used to guarantee various letters of credit, self-insurance programs or other contractual rights. Restricted cash consists of highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less. They are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. Debt: Debt assumed in the acquisition of Virgin America was subject to a non-recurring fair valuation adjustment as part of purchase price accounting. The adjustment is amortized over the life of the associated debt. All other fixed-rate debt is carried at cost. To estimate the fair value of all fixed-rate debt as of September 30, 2018, the Company uses the income approach by discounting cash flows using borrowing rates for comparable debt over the remaining life of the outstanding debt. The estimated fair value of the fixed-rate debt is Level 3 as certain inputs used are unobservable. Fixed-rate debt on the consolidated balance sheet and the estimated fair value of long-term fixed-rate debt is as follows (in millions):
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis Certain assets and liabilities are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including property, plant and equipment, goodwill, and intangible assets. These assets are subject to fair valuation when there is evidence of impairment. No material impairment charges were taken in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. |
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LONG-TERM DEBT | LONG-TERM DEBT Long-term debt obligations on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 the Company made debt payments of $544 million, including the prepayment of $231 million of debt. At September 30, 2018 long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
Bank Lines of Credit The Company had three credit facilities totaling $516 million as of September 30, 2018. All three facilities have variable interest rates based on LIBOR plus a specified margin. One credit facility for $250 million expires in June 2021 and is secured by aircraft. The second credit facility increased from $75 million to $116 million in July 2018. It expires in July 2019, with a mechanism for annual renewal, and is secured by aircraft. A third credit facility for $150 million expires in March 2022 and is secured by certain accounts receivable, spare engines, spare parts and ground service equipment. The Company has secured letters of credit against the $116 million facility, but has no plans to borrow using either of the two other facilities. All three credit facilities have a requirement to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash and marketable securities balance of $500 million. The Company was in compliance with this covenant at September 30, 2018. |
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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS | EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Net periodic benefit costs for qualified defined-benefit plans include the following (in millions):
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COMMITMENTS | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Future minimum payments for commitments as of September 30, 2018 (in millions):
Lease Commitments Aircraft lease commitments include future obligations for all of the Company's operating aircraft, as well as aircraft leases operated by third-parties. At September 30, 2018, the Company had lease contracts for 10 Boeing 737 (B737) aircraft, 61 Airbus aircraft, 9 Bombardier Q400 aircraft, and 32 Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft with SkyWest Airlines, Inc. (SkyWest). The Company has an additional two scheduled lease deliveries of A321neo aircraft through 2019, as well as three scheduled lease deliveries of E175 aircraft in 2021 to be operated by SkyWest. The Company does not intend to operate the three E175 aircraft currently scheduled for delivery in 2021, and is working to remove those aircraft from the capacity purchase agreement. All lease contracts have remaining non-cancelable lease terms ranging from 2018 to 2033. The Company has the option to increase capacity flown by SkyWest with eight additional E175 aircraft with deliveries from 2021 to 2022. Options to lease are not reflected in the commitments table above. Facility lease commitments primarily include airport and terminal facilities and building leases. Total rent expense for aircraft and facility leases was $165 million and $145 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and $455 million and $406 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Aircraft Commitments Aircraft purchase commitments include non-cancelable contractual commitments for aircraft and engines. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had commitments to purchase 38 B737 aircraft (6 B737 NextGen aircraft and 32 B737 MAX aircraft), with deliveries in the remainder of 2018 through 2023. In the first quarter of 2018 the Company entered into a supplemental agreement with Boeing to defer certain B737 deliveries and to convert 15 MAX8 aircraft orders to MAX9 aircraft orders. The Company also has commitments to purchase 17 E175 aircraft with deliveries in the remainder of 2018 through 2021 and has cancelable purchase commitments for 30 Airbus A320neo aircraft with deliveries from 2022 through 2024. In addition, the Company has options to purchase 37 B737 aircraft from 2021 through 2024 and 30 E175 aircraft from 2021 through 2023. The cancelable purchase commitments and option payments are not reflected in the table above. Contingencies The Company is a party to routine litigation matters incidental to its business and with respect to which no material liability is expected. Liabilities for litigation related contingencies are recorded when a loss is determined to be probable and estimable. In 2015, three flight attendants filed a class action lawsuit seeking to represent all Virgin America flight attendants for damages based on alleged violations of California and City of San Francisco wage and hour laws. Two thousand flight attendants were certified as a class in November 2016. The Company believes the claims in this case are without factual and legal merit. In July 2018, the Court granted in part Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, finding Virgin America responsible for various damages and penalties sought by the class members. Plaintiffs value these damages and penalties at $85 million, and as of November 1, 2018, moved the Court to enter judgment against Virgin America in that amount. Plaintiffs do not seek monetary or behavioral relief from Alaska Airlines. The Court will render its final judgment in March 2019. The Company will then seek an appellate court ruling that the California laws on which the judgment is based are invalid as applied to national airlines pursuant to the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Company remains confident that a higher court will respect the federal preemption principles that were enacted to shield inter-state common carriers from a patchwork of state and local wage and hour regulations such as those at issue in this case. This forward-looking statement is based on management's current understanding of the relevant law and facts, and it is subject to various contingencies, including the potential costs and risks associated with litigation and the actions of judges and juries. |
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Dividends During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.32 per share, or $39 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company declared and paid cash dividends of $0.96 per share, or $118 million. Common Stock Repurchase In August 2015, the Board of Directors authorized a $1 billion share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2018, the Company has repurchased 5.7 million shares for $426 million under this program. Share repurchase activity (in millions, except share amounts):
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (in millions):
The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2018-02 in the first quarter of 2018. As a result, the Company reclassified approximately $62 million of tax effects in AOCI recorded in prior periods at previously enacted tax rates thus increasing Retained earnings. Earnings Per Share (EPS) Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding plus the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding assuming the exercise of in-the-money stock options and restricted stock units, using the treasury-stock method. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, anti-dilutive shares excluded from the calculation of EPS were not material. |
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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION | OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION Alaska Air Group has two operating airlines—Alaska (including Virgin America after the single operating certificate was received in January 2018) and Horizon. Each is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska has CPAs for regional capacity with Horizon, as well as with third-party carriers SkyWest and PenAir, under which Alaska receives all passenger revenues. Under U.S. GAAP, operating segments are defined as components of a business for which there is discrete financial information that is regularly assessed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in making resource allocation decisions. Financial performance for the operating airlines and CPAs is managed and reviewed by the Company's CODM as part of three reportable operating segments:
The CODM makes resource allocation decisions for these reporting segments based on flight profitability data, aircraft type, route economics and other financial information. The "Consolidating and Other" column reflects Air Group parent company activity, McGee Air Services, consolidating entries and other immaterial business units of the company. The “Air Group Adjusted” column represents a non-GAAP measure that is used by the Company's CODM to evaluate performance and allocate resources. Adjustments are further explained below in reconciling to consolidated GAAP results. Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
Total assets were as follows (in millions):
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Organization and Basis of Presentation | Organization and Basis of Presentation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Air Group, or the Company, and its primary subsidiaries, Alaska (including Virgin America) and Horizon. Our condensed consolidated financial statements also include McGee Air Services, a ground services subsidiary of Alaska. The Company conducts substantially all of its operations through these subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for interim financial information. Consistent with these requirements, this Form 10-Q does not include all the information required by GAAP for complete financial statements. It should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. In the opinion of management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary to fairly present the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2018 and the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to classifications used in the current year. In preparing these statements, the Company is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Due to seasonal variations in the demand for air travel, the volatility of aircraft fuel prices, changes in global economic conditions, changes in the competitive environment and other factors, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the entire year. |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements | Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)," which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases. Under the new standard, a lessee will recognize a liability on the balance sheet representing the lease payments owed, and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, "Targeted Improvements - Leases (Topic 842)" which amended Topic 842 to provide companies an alternative transition method which would not require adjusting comparative period financial information. The Company plans to utilize this alternative transition method, and will record a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The Company will not early adopt the standard. At this time, the Company believes the most significant impact to the financial statements from the new lease accounting standard will relate to the recording of a right-of-use asset and related liability associated with leased aircraft. The Company does not expect the new standard to have a material impact on the pattern or amount of expense recognized for aircraft leases on the income statement. Other leases, including airports and real estate, equipment, software and other miscellaneous leases continue to be assessed. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, "Statement of Cash Flows—Restricted Cash (Topic 230)" related to the presentation of restricted cash on the statement of cash flows, and within the accompanying footnotes. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2018. In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities." The ASU expands the activities that qualify for hedge accounting and simplifies the rules for reporting hedging relationships. The ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019, and is required to be adopted using the modified retrospective approach. In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income." The standard allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The amount of the reclassification is the difference between the amount initially recorded directly to other comprehensive income at the previously enacted U.S. federal corporate income tax rate that remains in AOCI and the amount that would have been recorded directly to other comprehensive income using the newly enacted U.S. federal income tax rate. The standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption is permitted. The Company elected to early adopt the standard effective January 1, 2018. As a result, retained earnings increased approximately $62 million in 2018 due to the reclassification of tax effects in AOCI recorded in prior periods at previously enacted tax rates. |
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Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements Impact | Condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):
Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 (in millions):
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Disaggregation of Revenue | Cargo and other revenue included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
Mileage Plan™ revenue included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
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Contract with Customer Liabilities | The table below presents a roll forward of the total frequent flyer liability (in millions):
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Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping | Fair values of financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
Fixed-rate debt on the consolidated balance sheet and the estimated fair value of long-term fixed-rate debt is as follows (in millions):
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Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments | Long-term debt obligations on the consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
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Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt | At September 30, 2018 long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
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Schedule of Net Benefit Costs | Net periodic benefit costs for qualified defined-benefit plans include the following (in millions):
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Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases and Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligtaions | Future minimum payments for commitments as of September 30, 2018 (in millions):
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Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
Total assets were as follows (in millions):
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GENERAL AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES NARRATIVE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Jan. 01, 2018 |
Jan. 01, 2016 |
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New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | ||
Reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings | $ 62 | |
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] | ||
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] | ||
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncements | $ 171 |
REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
airline
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Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] | |||||
Number of airline partners | airline | 15 | ||||
Breakage rate | 17.40% | 17.40% | 17.40% | 17.40% | |
Air traffic liability | $ 950 | $ 950 | $ 806 | ||
Receivable | 422 | 422 | 341 | ||
Contract cost recognized | 57 | $ 61 | 166 | $ 183 | |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] | |||||
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] | |||||
Contract costs | 27 | 27 | 24 | ||
Mileage Plan Revenue [Member] | |||||
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] | |||||
Receivable | 106 | 106 | $ 101 | ||
Mileage Plan Revenue [Member] | Mileage plan other revenue [Member] | |||||
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] | |||||
Contract liability revenue recognized | (66) | (54) | |||
Passenger Revenue [Member] | |||||
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items] | |||||
Contract liability revenue recognized | $ 27 | $ 23 | $ 540 | $ 543 |
REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS - Contract Liabilities Activity (Details) - Mileage Plan Revenue [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Roll Forward] | ||
Total Deferred Revenue balance at January 1 | $ 1,725 | $ 1,534 |
Increase in liability for mileage credits issued | 631 | 586 |
Total Deferred Revenue balance at September 30 | 1,831 | 1,661 |
Passenger revenue [Member] | ||
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Roll Forward] | ||
Revenue recognized | (459) | (405) |
Mileage plan other revenue [Member] | ||
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Roll Forward] | ||
Revenue recognized | $ (66) | $ (54) |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - MATURITIES FOR MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Details) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Cost Basis | |
Due in one year or less | $ 126 |
Due after one year through five years | 1,094 |
Due after five years through 10 years | 26 |
Total | 1,246 |
Fair Value | |
Due in one year or less | 126 |
Due after one year through five years | 1,072 |
Due after five years through 10 years | 25 |
Total | $ 1,223 |
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Non-recurring purchase price accounting fair value adjustment | $ 3 | $ 3 |
Carrying amount [Member] | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Fixed rate debt at cost | 703 | 956 |
Long-term debt | 706 | 959 |
Fair value [Member] | ||
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] | ||
Long-term debt | $ 700 | $ 959 |
LONG-TERM DEBT - SCHEDULE OF LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Debt Issuance Costs, Net | $ (12) | $ (15) | |
Total | 2,029 | 2,569 | |
Less current portion | 345 | 307 | |
Long-term debt, less current portion | $ 1,684 | $ 2,262 | |
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate | 4.10% | 4.20% | |
Weighted-average variable-interest rate | 3.40% | 2.80% | |
Long-term debt payments | $ 544 | $ 265 | |
Repayments of Debt | 231 | ||
Fixed rate notes payable due through 2028 [Member] | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Total | 706 | $ 959 | |
Variable rate notes payable due through 2028 [Member] | |||
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |||
Total | $ 1,335 | $ 1,625 |
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - FUTURE PAYMENTS (Details) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract] | |
Remainder of 2018 | $ 123 |
2019 | 267 |
2020 | 381 |
2021 | 363 |
2022 | 179 |
Thereafter | 725 |
Total | $ 2,038 |
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - NET PENSION EXPENSE (Details) - Qualified Defined Benefit [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract] | ||||
Service cost | $ 12 | $ 10 | $ 36 | $ 30 |
Interest cost | 20 | 19 | 59 | 55 |
Expected return on assets | (27) | (27) | (80) | (80) |
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Prior Service Cost (Credit) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) |
Recognized actuarial loss (gain) | 9 | 7 | 25 | 20 |
Wages and Benefits [Member] | ||||
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract] | ||||
Net pension expense | 12 | 10 | 36 | 30 |
Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member] | ||||
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract] | ||||
Net pension expense | $ 1 | $ (2) | $ 3 | $ (6) |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, CASH DIVIDEND (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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Equity [Abstract] | ||||
Cash dividend declared per share (usd per share) | $ 0.32 | $ 0.3 | $ 0.96 | $ 0.90 |
Payments of Dividends | $ 39 | $ 118 | $ 111 |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE (Details) - 2015 1 Billion Repurchase Program [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 37 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
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Class of Stock [Line Items] | ||||||
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | $ 1,000 | |||||
Stock repurchased during period (shares) | 5,676,305 | |||||
Value of stock repurchased during period | $ 426 | |||||
Shares | 193,203 | 355,415 | 582,942 | 612,095 | ||
Amount | $ 12 | $ 28 | $ 37 | $ 50 |
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Jan. 01, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Equity [Abstract] | |||
Related to marketable securities | $ (17) | $ (5) | |
Related to employee benefit plans | (420) | (376) | |
Related to interest rate derivatives | 9 | 1 | |
Total | $ (428) | $ (380) | |
Reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings | $ 62 |
OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION, ASSETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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Total assets | $ 10,893 | $ 10,746 |
Alaska Airlines [Member] | ||
Total assets | 14,725 | 16,663 |
Horizon [Member] | ||
Total assets | 1,037 | 929 |
Parent [Member] | ||
Total assets | $ (4,869) | $ (6,846) |
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