Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting

Schedule of Company's segment data

The following represents the Company's segment data for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands).

	Year ended December 31,2012
	SkyWest Airlines		ExpressJet			Other		Consolidated
Operating revenues		1,930,149		1,593,527			10,696		3,534,372
Operating expense		1,774,876		1,588,400			5,109		3,368,385
Depreciation and amortization expense		153,915		98,043			—		251,958
Interest expense		49,208		23,582			4,590		77,380
Segment profit (loss)(1)		106,065		(18,455	)		997		88,607
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		17,248			—		17,248
Total assets		2,633,369		1,621,268			—		4,254,637
Capital expenditures (including non—cash)		53,656		20,204			—		73,860

	Year ended December 31,2011
	SkyWest Airlines		ExpressJet			Other		Consolidated
Operating revenues		2,002,830		1,640,837			11,256		3,654,923
Operating expense (income)		1,893,909		1,714,481			5,428		3,613,818
Depreciation and amortization expense		147,520		106,662			—		254,182
Interest expense		50,907		25,142			4,334		80,383
Segment profit(1)		58,014		(98,786	)		1,494		(39,278	)
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		19,497			—		19,497
Total assets		2,595,901		1,686,007			—		4,281,908
Capital expenditures (including non—cash)		166,998		32,758			—		199,756

	Year ended December 31,2010
	SkyWest Airlines		ExpressJet		Other			Consolidated
Operating revenues		1,904,472		855,095		5,578			2,765,145
Operating expense (income)		1,759,784		804,110		(575	)		2,563,319
Depreciation and amortization expense		144,002		92,497		—			236,499
Interest expense		53,622		27,933		4,962			86,517
Segment profit(1)		91,066		23,052		1,191			115,309
Identifiable intangible assets, other than goodwill		—		21,747		—			21,747
Total assets		2,587,371		1,859,138		—			4,446,509
Capital expenditures (including non—cash)		158,787		22,290		—			181,077

(1)

Segment profit is operating income less interest expense