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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  | $ 137,463 | $ 134,574
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives |  | 1,017,967 | 1,044,292
Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives | [1] | 95,118 | 93,996
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives | [1] | 864,266 | 1,020,774
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  | 42,345 | 40,578
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives |  | 153,701 | 23,518
Interest rate swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other assets |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives | [1] | 13,046 | 0
Interest rate swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Other long-term Liabilities |  |  |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives | [1] | 139,805 | 67,371
Foreign currency forward contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Derivative financial instruments |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives | [1] | 78,179 | 93,996
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives | [1] | 139,456 | 320,873
Foreign currency forward contracts | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Derivative financial instruments |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  | 33,779 | 32,339
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives |  | 129,817 | 0
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Swaps | Other assets |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives | [1] | 3,893 | 0
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Swaps | Derivative financial instruments |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives | [1] | 0 | 0
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives | [1] | 284,336 | 307,475
Fuel swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Swaps | Other long-term Liabilities |  |  |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives | [1] | 300,669 | 325,055
Fuel swaps | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Swaps | Derivative financial instruments |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |
Asset Derivatives |  | 8,566 | 8,239
Liability Derivatives |  |  |
Liability Derivatives |  | $ 23,884 | $ 23,518
[1] | Accounting Standard Codification 815-20 “Derivatives and Hedging.”

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