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Fuel Derivatives Outstanding (Detail) | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2012 Fourth Quarter Maturity November 2011 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2012 Fourth Quarter Maturity February 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2012 Fourth Quarter Maturity March 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2012 Fourth Quarter Maturity bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2013 Maturity November 2011 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2013 Maturity February 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2013 Maturity March 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2013 Maturity bbl | Nov. 30, 2011 Fuel Derivatives 2013 Maturity | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2014 Maturity November 2011 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2014 Maturity February 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2014 Maturity June 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2014 Maturity bbl | Nov. 30, 2011 Fuel Derivatives 2014 Maturity | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2015 Maturity November 2011 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2015 Maturity February 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2015 Maturity June 2012 Transaction Date bbl | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2015 Maturity bbl | Nov. 30, 2011 Fuel Derivatives 2015 Maturity | Aug. 31, 2012 Fuel Derivatives 2016 Maturity June 2012 Transaction Date bbl
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Transaction Dates | 2011-11 | [1] | 2012-02 | [1] | 2012-03 | [1] |  |  | 2011-11 | [1] | 2012-02 | [1] | 2012-03 | [1] |  |  |  | 2011-11 | [1] | 2012-02 | [1] | 2012-06 | [1] |  |  |  | 2011-11 | [1] | 2012-02 | [1] | 2012-06 | [1] |  |  |  | 2012-06 | [1]
Barrels | 522,000 | [1] | 522,000 | [1] | 1,044,000 | [1] | 2,088,000 | [1] | 2,112,000 | [1] | 2,112,000 | [1] | 4,224,000 | [1] | 8,448,000 | [1] |  | 2,112,000 | [1] | 2,112,000 | [1] | 2,376,000 | [1] | 6,600,000 | [1] |  | 2,160,000 | [1] | 2,160,000 | [1] | 1,236,000 | [1] | 5,556,000 | [1] |  | 3,564,000 | [1]
Weighted-Average Floor Price | 75 | [1] | 109 | [1] | 112 | [1] |  |  | 74 | [1] | 98 | [1] | 100 | [1] |  |  |  | 71 | [1] | 88 | [1] | 71 | [1] |  |  |  | 71 | [1] | 80 | [1] | 74 | [1] |  |  |  | 75 | [1]
Weighted-Average Ceiling Price | 135 | [1] | 128 | [1] | 132 | [1] |  |  | 132 | [1] | 127 | [1] | 130 | [1] |  |  |  | 128 | [1] | 125 | [1] | 116 | [1] |  |  |  | 125 | [1] | 125 | [1] | 110 | [1] |  |  |  | 108 | [1]
Percent of Estimated Fuel Consumption |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.00% | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38.00% | [1] | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29.00% | [1] | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24.00% | [1] | 10.00% | 15.00% | [1]
[1] | Fuel derivatives mature evenly over each month within the above fiscal periods.

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