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LONG-TERM DEBT - SCHEDULE OF LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Issuance Costs, Net $ (15)   $ (15)
Total 2,412   2,159
Less current portion 284   276
Long-term debt, less current portion $ 2,128   $ 1,883
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate 3.40%   3.50%
Weighted-average variable-interest rate 6.80%   5.80%
Long-term debt payments $ 242 $ 333  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights $ 39.06    
Proceeds from issuance of debt $ 313 $ 0  
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt $ 495    
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate 4.30%    
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
 
Long-term debt obligations on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
 September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Fixed-rate notes payable due through 2029$85 $113 
Fixed-rate PSP notes payable due through 2031600 600 
Fixed-rate EETC payable due through 2025 & 2027835 947 
Variable-rate notes payable due through 2035907 514 
Less debt issuance costs(15)(15)
Total debt2,412 2,159 
Less current portion(a)
284 276 
Long-term debt, less current portion$2,128 $1,883 
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate3.4 %3.5 %
Weighted-average variable-interest rate6.8 %5.8 %
(a) Excludes finance lease liabilities recognized within Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2023.

Approximately $216 million of the Company's total variable-rate notes payable are effectively fixed via interest rate swaps at September 30, 2023, resulting in an effective weighted-average interest rate for the full debt portfolio of 4.3%.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company incurred debt of $495 million from multiple lenders and sources. New debt includes proceeds of $316 million which is secured by aircraft. Additionally, $179 million was incurred as part of an agreement to finance certain E175 deliveries. Debt from this agreement is reflected as a non-cash transaction within the supplemental disclosures in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company made scheduled debt payments of $240 million and prepayments of $2 million.
Debt Maturity

At September 30, 2023, long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
 Total
Remainder of 2023$45 
2024286 
2025343 
2026292 
2027597 
Thereafter864 
Total Principal Payments$2,427 

Bank Lines of Credit
 
Alaska has three credit facilities totaling $626 million as of September 30, 2023. One of the credit facilities for $150 million expires in March 2025 and is secured by certain accounts receivable, spare engines, spare parts, and ground service equipment. A second credit facility, which is secured by aircraft, was amended by the Company in the third quarter to increase its size to $400 million and extend its term to June 2026. Both facilities have variable interest rates based on SOFR plus a specified margin. A third credit facility for $76 million expires in June 2024 and is secured by aircraft.

Alaska has secured letters of credit against the third facility, but has no plans to borrow using either of the other two facilities. All credit facilities have a requirement to maintain a minimum unrestricted cash and marketable securities balance of $500 million. Alaska was in compliance with this covenant at September 30, 2023.
    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt $ 495    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 626    
Debt Prepayments [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt payments 2    
Scheduled Debt Payments [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt payments 240    
Fixed rate notes payable due through 2029 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total 85   $ 113
US Treasury CARES Act Loan [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Warrant Issued 30    
July 2020 EETC      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total 835   947
Credit Facility 1 [Member] | Secured by certain accounts receivable, spare engines, spare parts and ground service equipment [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 150    
PSP Notes Payable through 2031      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total 600   600
Variable rate notes payable due through 2035      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total 907   $ 514
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt, Cash proceeds [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 316    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 316    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt, Noncash proceeds [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 179    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 179    
Variable Rate debt with interest rate swap [Member] | Interest rate swaps agreements [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 216    
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 216