Expected Eligibility for Additional CARES Act Loans

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Limits on Executive Compensation per PSP of CARES Act

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Unsecured Term Loan through PSP of CARES Act

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		23 Months Ended	60 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 24, 2022	Apr. 22, 2030	Apr. 23, 2020	Apr. 09, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Wages and benefits	$ 612,000	$ 557,000
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total Expected Relief From PSP of CARES Act					$ 992,000
Unsecured Term Loan through PSP of CARES Act					267,000
Expected Eligibility for Additional CARES Act Loans					$ 1,100,000
Limits on Executive Compensation per PSP of CARES Act			$ 425
Subsequent Event [Member] \| ALK Common Stock Warrant [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights						$ 31.61
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights					846,748
Subsequent Event [Member] \| CARES Act Unsecured Interest Rate Years 1 to 5 [Member] \| Unsecured Debt [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					1.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.00%