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| Network | 1041 - Disclosure - Special Items (Tables) (http://www.unitedcontinentalholdings.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsBusinessAcquisitionIntegrationRestructuringAndOtherRelatedCostsTextBlockTables) |
| Table | Statement [Table] |
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000100517 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Legal Entity | Entity [Domain] |
| Statement [Line Items] | Period [Axis] |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
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Components of Special Items |
Special items classified as
special charges in the statements of consolidated operations
consisted of the following for the years ended December 31 (in
millions):
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| Operating: |
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2016 |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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Impairment of
assets
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$ |
412 |
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$ |
79 |
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$ |
49 |
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Cleveland airport lease
restructuring
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74 |
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— |
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— |
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Labor agreement
costs
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64 |
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18 |
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— |
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Severance and benefit
costs
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37 |
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107 |
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199 |
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| (Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special
charges |
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51 |
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122 |
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195 |
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Special charges
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638 |
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326 |
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443 |
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Nonoperating and income
taxes:
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| Losses (gain) on extinguishment of debt and other |
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(1) |
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202 |
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74 |
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| Income tax benefit related to special charges |
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(229) |
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(11) |
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(10) |
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| Income tax adjustments (Notes 6 and 7) |
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180 |
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(3,130 |
) |
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— |
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Total operating and
nonoperating special items, net of income taxes
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$ |
588 |
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$ |
(2,613 |
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$ |
507 |
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Accrual Activity |
Activity related to the
accruals for severance and medical costs and future lease payments
on permanently grounded aircraft is as follows (in
millions):
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Severance/
Benefit Costs |
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Permanently
Grounded Aircraft |
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Balance at
December 31, 2013
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$ |
91 |
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$ |
11 |
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Accrual
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199 |
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102 |
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Payments
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(181) |
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(11) |
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Balance at
December 31, 2014
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109 |
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102 |
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Accrual
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107 |
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30 |
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Payments
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(189) |
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(54) |
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Balance at
December 31, 2015
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27 |
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78 |
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Accrual and related
adjustments
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37 |
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(17) |
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Payments
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(50) |
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(20) |
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Balance at
December 31, 2016
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$ |
14 |
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$ |
41 |
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