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EARLY RETIREMENT OFFERS	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
EARLY RETIREMENT OFFERS	9. EARLY RETIREMENT OFFER On April 16, 2009, the Company announced Freedom '09, a one-time voluntary early retirement program offered to eligible Employees, in which the Company offered cash bonuses, medical/dental coverage for a specified period of time, and travel privileges based on work group and years of service. The purpose of this voluntary initiative and other initiatives was to right-size headcount in conjunction with the Company's decision to reduce its capacity by approximately five percent in 2009, and to reduce costs. Virtually all of the Company's Employees hired before March 31, 2008, were eligible to participate in the program. Participants' last day of work primarily fell between July 31, 2009, and April 15, 2010, as assigned by the Company based on the operational needs of particular work locations and departments, determined on an individual-by-individual basis. A total of 1,404 Employees elected to participate in Freedom '09. The Company recorded total costs of approximately $66 million during the third quarter of 2009 upon acceptance of the retirement offer by Employees—all of which was reflected in Salaries, wages, and benefits. The Company had no material remaining liability recorded for Freedom '09 as of December 31, 2011 or 2010.

EARLY RETIREMENT OFFERS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

9. EARLY RETIREMENT OFFER

On April 16, 2009, the Company announced Freedom '09, a one-time voluntary early retirement program offered to eligible Employees, in which the Company offered cash bonuses, medical/dental coverage for a specified period of time, and travel privileges based on work group and years of service. The purpose of this voluntary initiative and other initiatives was to right-size headcount in conjunction with the Company's decision to reduce its capacity by approximately five percent in 2009, and to reduce costs. Virtually all of the Company's Employees hired before March 31, 2008, were eligible to participate in the program. Participants' last day of work primarily fell between July 31, 2009, and April 15, 2010, as assigned by the Company based on the operational needs of particular work locations and departments, determined on an individual-by-individual basis. A total of 1,404 Employees elected to participate in Freedom '09. The Company recorded total costs of approximately $66 million during the third quarter of 2009 upon acceptance of the retirement offer by Employees—all of which was reflected in Salaries, wages, and benefits. The Company had no material remaining liability recorded for Freedom '09 as of December 31, 2011 or 2010.

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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