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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents        
Restricted cash $ 11,582,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 12,219,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue    
Marketable Securities        
Total cash and cash equivalents 132,275,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 170,636,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 133,772,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 129,526,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Amortized Cost 415,726,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 486,753,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis    
Gross unrealized holding gains 12,000skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax 495,000skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax    
Gross unrealized holding losses (465,000)skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax (9,000)skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax    
Total marketable securities 415,273,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities 487,239,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities    
Total cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities, amortized cost 548,001,000skyw_CashAndCashEquivalentsAndAvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 657,389,000skyw_CashAndCashEquivalentsAndAvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis    
Total cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities, fair market value 547,548,000skyw_CashAndCashEquivalentsAndAvailableForSaleSecurities 657,875,000skyw_CashAndCashEquivalentsAndAvailableForSaleSecurities    
Maturities of marketable securities        
Year 2015 233,858,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithinOneYearAmortizedCost      
Years 2016 through 2019 181,406,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCost      
Thereafter 2,317,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsAmortizedCost      
Marketable securities 415,300,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent 487,200,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent    
Maximum period for redemption 1 year      
Investment as non-current 2,300,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent 2,200,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesNoncurrent    
Bonds and bond funds        
Marketable Securities        
Amortized Cost 410,618,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
486,571,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Gross unrealized holding gains 9,000skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
487,000skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Gross unrealized holding losses (464,000)skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
(9,000)skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Total marketable securities 410,163,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
487,049,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateBondSecuritiesMember
   
Asset-backed Securities        
Marketable Securities        
Amortized Cost 5,108,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
182,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleDebtSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross unrealized holding gains 3,000skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
8,000skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
   
Gross unrealized holding losses (1,000)skyw_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
     
Total marketable securities $ 5,110,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
$ 190,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember