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REVENUE RECOGNITION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue recognized that was previously deferred	$ 6.2	$ 6.7
Cash sales of mileage credits	$ 5.5	$ 5.2
Redemption period for majority of new miles (in years)	2 years

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Mileage Credit Redemption, Majority Of New Miles Redemption Period

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Sales Of Mileage Credits

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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147479806/606-10-50-8

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