Financial Derivative Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Volume of Fuel Hedging

The following table provides information about the Company’s volume of fuel hedged on an economic basis:

	Maximum fuel hedged as of
	September 30, 2024	Derivative underlying commodity type as of
Period (by year)	(gallons in millions) (a)	September 30, 2024
Remainder of 2024	316	West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") crude oil, Brent crude oil, and Heating oil
2025	1,033	Brent crude oil
2026	945	Brent crude oil
2027	101	Brent crude oil

(a) Due to the types of derivatives utilized by the Company and different price levels of those contracts, these volumes represent the maximum economic hedge in place and may vary significantly as market prices fluctuate and if the Company's published flight schedule or capacity plans change.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The following table presents the location of all assets and liabilities associated with the Company’s derivative instruments within the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:

		Asset derivatives				Liability derivatives
	Balance Sheet	Fair value at		Fair value at		Fair value at		Fair value at
(in millions)	location	9/30/2024		12/31/2023		9/30/2024		12/31/2023
Derivatives designated as hedges (a)
Fuel derivative contracts (gross)	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	17	$	86	$	—	$	—
Fuel derivative contracts (gross)	Other assets	110		137		—		—
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	127	$	223	$	—	$	—
Derivatives not designated as hedges (a)
Fuel derivative contracts (gross)	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	7	$	—	$	2	$	—
Total derivatives		$	134	$	223	$	2	$	—

(a) Represents the position of each trade before consideration of offsetting positions with each counterparty and does not include the impact of cash collateral deposits provided to or received from counterparties. See discussion of credit risk and collateral following in this Note.

Schedule of Offsetting Assets

In addition, the Company had the following amounts associated with fuel derivative instruments and hedging activities in its unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:

	Balance Sheet	September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)	location	2024		2023
Cash collateral deposits held from counterparties for fuel contracts - current	Offset against Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	4	$	15
Cash collateral deposits held from counterparties for fuel contracts - noncurrent	Offset against Other assets	18		35
Receivable from third parties for fuel contracts	Accounts and other receivables	1		12

The Company had the following recognized financial assets and financial liabilities resulting from those transactions that meet the scope of the disclosure requirements as necessitated by applicable accounting guidance for balance sheet offsetting:

Offsetting of derivative assets
(in millions)
		(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i) + (ii)			(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i) + (ii)
		September 30, 2024							December 31, 2023
Description	Balance Sheet location	Gross amounts of recognized assets		Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet		Net amounts of assets presented in the Balance Sheet			Gross amounts of recognized assets		Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet		Net amounts of assets presented in the Balance Sheet
Fuel derivative contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	24	$	(6)	$	18		$	86	$	(15)	$	71
Fuel derivative contracts	Other assets	$	110	$	(18)	$	92	(a)	$	137	$	(35)	$	102	(a)

(a) The net amounts of derivative assets and liabilities are reconciled to the individual line item amounts presented in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in Note 8.

Schedule of Offsetting Liabilities

Offsetting of derivative liabilities
(in millions)
		(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i) + (ii)			(i)		(ii)		(iii) = (i) + (ii)
		September 30, 2024							December 31, 2023
Description	Balance Sheet location	Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet		Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Balance Sheet			Gross amounts of recognized liabilities		Gross amounts offset in the Balance Sheet		Net amounts of liabilities presented in the Balance Sheet
Fuel derivative contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	6	$	(6)	$	—		$	15	$	(15)	$	—
Fuel derivative contracts	Other assets	$	18	$	(18)	$	—	(a)	$	35	$	(35)	$	—	(a)

(a) The net amounts of derivative assets and liabilities are reconciled to the individual line item amounts presented in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in Note 8.

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables present the impact of derivative instruments and their location within the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

Location and amount recognized in income on cash flow hedging relationships
	Three months ended September 30, 2024				Three months ended September 30, 2023
(in millions)	Fuel and oil		Other operating expenses		Fuel and oil		Other operating expenses
Total	$	15	$	2	$	(52)	$	2
(Gain) loss on cash flow hedging relationships
Commodity contracts:
Amount of (gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into income	15		—		(52)		—
Other:
Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI into income	—		2		—		2

Location and amount recognized in income on cash flow hedging relationships
	Nine months ended September 30, 2024				Nine months ended September 30, 2023
(in millions)	Fuel and oil		Other operating expenses		Fuel and oil		Other operating expenses
Total	$	54	$	6	$	(93)	$	5
(Gain) loss on cash flow hedging relationships
Commodity contracts:
Amount of (gain) loss reclassified from AOCI into income	54		—		(93)		—
Other:
Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI into income	—		6		—		5

Derivatives designated and qualified in cash flow hedging relationships
	(Gain) loss recognized in AOCI on derivatives, net of tax
	Three months ended
	September 30,
(in millions)	2024		2023
Fuel derivative contracts	$	61	$	(175)
Other	—		(7)
Total	$	61	$	(182)

Derivatives designated and qualified in cash flow hedging relationships
	(Gain) loss recognized in AOCI on derivatives, net of tax
	Nine months ended
	September 30,
(in millions)	2024		2023
Fuel derivative contracts	$	83	$	78
Other	—		(7)
Total	$	83	$	71

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss)

Derivatives not designated as hedges
	(Gain) loss recognized in income on derivatives
	Three months ended				Location of (gain) loss recognized in income on derivatives
	September 30,
(in millions)	2024		2023
Fuel derivative contracts	$	29	$	(33)	Other (gains) losses, net

Derivatives not designated as hedges
	(Gain) loss recognized in income on derivatives
	Nine months ended				Location of (gain) loss recognized in income on derivatives
	September 30,
(in millions)	2024		2023
Fuel derivative contracts	$	31	$	(26)	Other (gains) losses, net

Schedule of Premiums Paid for Fuel Derivative Contracts

The following tables present the impact of premiums paid for fuel derivative contracts and their location within the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income during the period the contract settles:

	Premium expense recognized in income on derivatives
	Three months ended				Location of premium expense recognized in income on derivatives
	September 30,
(in millions)	2024		2023
Fuel derivative contracts designated as hedges	$	34	$	30	Fuel and oil
Fuel derivative contracts not designated as hedges	5		—		Other (gains) losses, net

	Premium expense recognized in income on derivatives
	Nine months ended				Location of premium expense recognized in income on derivatives
	September 30,
(in millions)	2024		2023
Fuel derivative contracts designated as hedges	$	114	$	91	Fuel and oil
Fuel derivative contracts not designated as hedges	5		—		Other (gains) losses, net

Schedule of Fair Values of Fuel Derivatives, Amounts Posted as Collateral, and Collateral Posting Threshold Amounts

The following table provides the fair values of fuel derivatives, amounts posted as collateral, and applicable collateral posting threshold amounts as of September 30, 2024, at which such postings are triggered:

Counterparty (CP)

(in millions)

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

Total

Fair value of fuel derivatives

$

27

$

15

$

22

$

11

$

20

$

8

$

15

$

10

$

4

$

132

Cash collateral held from CP

22

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

22

Option to substitute LC for cash

N/A

N/A

(a)

(a)

(a)

N/A

(a)

N/A

(a)

If credit rating is investment grade, fair value of fuel derivative level at which:

Cash is provided to CP

>(100)

>(50)

>(75)

>(125)

>(40)

>(65)

>(100)

>(100)

(b) (d)

Cash is received from CP

>0(b)

>150(b)

>250(b)

>125(b)

>100(b)

>70(b)

>100(b)

>100(b)

(b) (d)

If credit rating is non-investment grade, fair value of fuel derivative level at which:

Cash is received from CP

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(c)

(a) The Company has the option to substitute letters of credit for 100 percent of cash collateral requirement.

(b) Thresholds may vary based on changes in credit ratings within investment grade.

(c) Cash collateral is provided at 100 percent of fair value of fuel derivative contracts.

(d) Cash collateral is not required based on the current credit rating.