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LONG-TERM DEBT - SCHEDULE OF LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt Issuance Costs, Net $ (15)   $ (15)
Total 2,565   2,471
Less current portion 301   289
Long-term debt, less current portion $ 2,264   $ 2,182
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate 3.30%   3.40%
Weighted-average variable-interest rate 6.80%   6.80%
Long-term debt payments $ 102 $ 96  
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights $ 39.06    
Proceeds from issuance of debt $ 149 $ 0  
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt $ 195    
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate 4.60%    
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
 
Long-term debt obligations on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
 March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Fixed-rate notes payable due through 2029$73 $80 
Fixed-rate PSP notes payable due through 2031600 600 
Fixed-rate EETC payable due through 2025 & 2027779 835 
Variable-rate notes payable due through 20361,128 971 
Less debt issuance costs(15)(15)
Total debt2,565 2,471 
Less current portion(a)
301 289 
Long-term debt, less current portion$2,264 $2,182 
Weighted-average fixed-interest rate3.3 %3.4 %
Weighted-average variable-interest rate6.8 %6.8 %
(a) Excludes finance lease liabilities recognized within Current portion of long-term debt and finance leases in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023.

Approximately $240 million of the Company's total variable-rate notes payable are effectively fixed via interest rate swaps at March 31, 2024, resulting in an effective weighted-average interest rate for the full debt portfolio of 4.6%.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred debt of $195 million from multiple lenders and sources. New debt includes proceeds of $150 million which is secured by aircraft. Additionally, $45 million of debt 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. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made debt payments of $102 million.

Debt Maturity

At March 31, 2024, long-term debt principal payments for the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
 Total
Remainder of 2024$201 
2025365 
2026322 
2027646 
2028131 
Thereafter915 
Total Principal Payments$2,580 

Bank Lines of Credit
 
Alaska has three credit facilities totaling $626 million as of March 31, 2024. One credit facility is 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 is for $400 million, expires in June 2026, and is secured by aircraft. Both facilities have variable interest rates based on SOFR plus a specified margin. A third credit facility is 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 March 31, 2024.
Subsequent to quarter end, the Company executed an amendment to extend the term of the $150 million credit facility from March 2025 to April 2028.
   
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt $ 195    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 626    
Scheduled Debt Payments [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt payments 102    
Fixed rate notes payable due through 2029 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Total 73   $ 80
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 779   835
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 1,128   $ 971
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt, Cash proceeds [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 150    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 150    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt, Noncash proceeds [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 45    
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt 45    
Variable Rate debt with interest rate swap [Member] | Interest rate swaps agreements [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 240    
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 240