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LEASES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of Lease Related Assets and Liabilities | The table below presents the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the balance sheets.
Lease asset and liability balance sheet position by category |  |
|  | December 31,
(in millions) | Classification on the Balance Sheets | 2024 | 2023
Assets |  |  |
Operating lease assets - Fleet(1) | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 2,910 |  | $ | 3,420 |
Operating lease assets - Ground and other | Operating lease right-of-use assets | 3,734 |  | 3,584 |
Finance lease assets | Property and equipment, net | 825 |  | 1,338 |
Total lease assets |  | $ | 7,469 |  | $ | 8,342 |
Liabilities |  |  |
Current |  |  |
Operating - Fleet(1) | Current maturities of operating leases | $ | 551 |  | $ | 552 |
Operating - Ground and other | Current maturities of operating leases | 212 |  | 207 |
Finance | Current maturities of debt and finance leases | 374 |  | 358 |
Noncurrent |  |  |
Operating - Fleet(1) | Noncurrent operating leases | 2,627 |  | 3,226 |
Operating - Ground and other | Noncurrent operating leases | 3,187 |  | 3,242 |
Finance | Debt and finance leases | 473 |  | 1,086 |
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 7,424 |  | $ | 8,671 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 12 years | 13 years
Finance leases |  | 3 years | 4 years
Weighted-average discount rate |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 4.28 | % | 3.73 | %
Finance leases |  | 3.53 | % | 3.12 | %
(1)Includes mainline and regional aircraft leases, regional aircraft leases embedded within our capacity purchase arrangements and engine leases. The interest portion of straight-line rent expense related to fleet operating leases was $165 million and $189 million during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Schedule of Lease, Cost | The table below presents certain information related to the lease costs for finance and operating leases.
Lease cost by category |  |  |
| Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022
Finance lease cost |  |  |
Amortization of leased assets | $ | 88 |  | $ | 109 |  | $ | 120 |
Interest of lease liabilities | 54 |  | 42 |  | 45 |
Operating lease cost(1) | 974 |  | 981 |  | 949 |
Short-term lease cost(1) | 206 |  | 258 |  | 281 |
Variable lease cost(1) | 2,902 |  | 2,230 |  | 1,859 |
Total lease cost | $ | 4,224 |  | $ | 3,620 |  | $ | 3,254 |
(1)Expenses are primarily classified within aircraft rent, landing fees and other rents and regional carrier expense on our income statement. The table below presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases.
Supplemental lease-related cash flow information |  |  |
| Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases | $ | 1,225 |  | $ | 1,230 |  | $ | 809 |
Operating cash flows for finance leases | 56 |  | 71 |  | 49 |
Financing cash flows for finance leases | 190 |  | 264 |  | 363 |
Schedule of Future Cash Flows and Reconciliation to the Balance Sheet, Operating Leases | The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the finance lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheets.
Future lease cash flows and reconciliation to the balance sheet
(in millions) | Operating Leases | Finance Leases
2025 | $ | 993 |  | $ | 395 |
2026 | 917 |  | 90 |
2027 | 880 |  | 268 |
2028 | 781 |  | 40 |
2029 | 620 |  | 28 |
Thereafter | 4,183 |  | 76 |
Total minimum lease payments | 8,374 |  | 897 |
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest | (1,797) |  | (50) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments | 6,577 |  | 847 |
Less: current obligations under leases | (763) |  | (374) |
Long-term lease obligations | $ | 5,814 |  | $ | 473 |
Schedule of Future Cash Flows and Reconciliation to the Balance Sheet, Finance Leases | The table below reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the finance lease liabilities and operating lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheets.
Future lease cash flows and reconciliation to the balance sheet
(in millions) | Operating Leases | Finance Leases
2025 | $ | 993 |  | $ | 395 |
2026 | 917 |  | 90 |
2027 | 880 |  | 268 |
2028 | 781 |  | 40 |
2029 | 620 |  | 28 |
Thereafter | 4,183 |  | 76 |
Total minimum lease payments | 8,374 |  | 897 |
Less: amount of lease payments representing interest | (1,797) |  | (50) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments | 6,577 |  | 847 |
Less: current obligations under leases | (763) |  | (374) |
Long-term lease obligations | $ | 5,814 |  | $ | 473 |

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