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LEASES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract] |
LEASES | LEASES We lease property and equipment under finance and operating leases. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, we record the related asset and obligation at the present value of the fixed minimum lease payments over the term. Many of our leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into our determination of lease payments when appropriate. We do not separate lease and nonlease components of contracts, except for regional aircraft and information technology ("IT") assets as discussed below. We use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value, when readily determinable. As the rate implicit in the lease is rarely readily determinable, we use our incremental borrowing rate, which is based on the estimated interest rate for collateralized borrowing over a similar term of the lease at commencement date. Some of our aircraft lease agreements include provisions for residual value guarantees. These guarantees represent an immaterial portion of our lease liability. Aircraft As of December 31, 2024, including aircraft operated by our regional carriers, we leased 170 aircraft, of which 55 were under finance leases and 115 were operating leases. Our aircraft leases had remaining lease terms of three months to 11 years. In addition, we have regional aircraft leases that are embedded within our capacity purchase agreements and included in the ROU asset and lease liability. We allocated the consideration in each capacity purchase agreement to the lease and nonlease components based on their relative standalone fair values. Lease components of these agreements consist of 119 aircraft as of December 31, 2024 and nonlease components primarily consist of flight operations, in-flight and maintenance services. We determined our best estimate of the standalone fair value of the individual components by considering observable information including rates paid by our wholly owned subsidiary, Endeavor Air, Inc., and rates published by independent valuation firms. See Note 10, "Commitments and Contingencies," for additional information about our capacity purchase agreements. Airport Facilities Our facility leases are primarily for space at approximately 300 airports around the world that we serve. These leases reflect our use of airport terminals, office space, cargo warehouses and maintenance facilities. We generally lease space from government agencies that control the use of the airport, and as a result, these leases are classified as operating leases. The remaining lease terms vary from one month to 29 years. At the majority of the U.S. airports, the lease rates depend on airport operating costs or use of the facilities and are reset at least annually. Because of the variable nature of the rates, these leases are not recorded on our balance sheets. Some airport facilities have fixed payment schedules, the most significant of which is New York-JFK which comprises the majority of our ground and other operating right of use asset and lease liability. For those airport leases with fixed payment schedules, we have recorded a ROU asset and lease liability representing the fixed component of the lease payments. See Note 8, "Airport Redevelopment," for more information on our significant airport redevelopment projects. Other Ground Property and Equipment We lease certain IT assets (including servers, mainframes, etc.), ground support equipment (including tugs, tractors, fuel trucks and de-icers) and various other equipment. The remaining lease terms range from one month to five years. Certain leased assets are embedded within various ground and IT service agreements. For ground service contracts, we have elected to include both the lease and nonlease components in the lease asset and lease liability balances on our balance sheets. For IT service contracts, we have elected to separate the lease and nonlease components and only the lease components are included in the lease asset and lease liability balances on our balance sheets. The amounts of these lease and nonlease components are not significant. Lease Position 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. Lease Costs 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. Other Information 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 |
Undiscounted Cash Flows 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 |
LEASES | LEASES We lease property and equipment under finance and operating leases. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, we record the related asset and obligation at the present value of the fixed minimum lease payments over the term. Many of our leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into our determination of lease payments when appropriate. We do not separate lease and nonlease components of contracts, except for regional aircraft and information technology ("IT") assets as discussed below. We use the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value, when readily determinable. As the rate implicit in the lease is rarely readily determinable, we use our incremental borrowing rate, which is based on the estimated interest rate for collateralized borrowing over a similar term of the lease at commencement date. Some of our aircraft lease agreements include provisions for residual value guarantees. These guarantees represent an immaterial portion of our lease liability. Aircraft As of December 31, 2024, including aircraft operated by our regional carriers, we leased 170 aircraft, of which 55 were under finance leases and 115 were operating leases. Our aircraft leases had remaining lease terms of three months to 11 years. In addition, we have regional aircraft leases that are embedded within our capacity purchase agreements and included in the ROU asset and lease liability. We allocated the consideration in each capacity purchase agreement to the lease and nonlease components based on their relative standalone fair values. Lease components of these agreements consist of 119 aircraft as of December 31, 2024 and nonlease components primarily consist of flight operations, in-flight and maintenance services. We determined our best estimate of the standalone fair value of the individual components by considering observable information including rates paid by our wholly owned subsidiary, Endeavor Air, Inc., and rates published by independent valuation firms. See Note 10, "Commitments and Contingencies," for additional information about our capacity purchase agreements. Airport Facilities Our facility leases are primarily for space at approximately 300 airports around the world that we serve. These leases reflect our use of airport terminals, office space, cargo warehouses and maintenance facilities. We generally lease space from government agencies that control the use of the airport, and as a result, these leases are classified as operating leases. The remaining lease terms vary from one month to 29 years. At the majority of the U.S. airports, the lease rates depend on airport operating costs or use of the facilities and are reset at least annually. Because of the variable nature of the rates, these leases are not recorded on our balance sheets. Some airport facilities have fixed payment schedules, the most significant of which is New York-JFK which comprises the majority of our ground and other operating right of use asset and lease liability. For those airport leases with fixed payment schedules, we have recorded a ROU asset and lease liability representing the fixed component of the lease payments. See Note 8, "Airport Redevelopment," for more information on our significant airport redevelopment projects. Other Ground Property and Equipment We lease certain IT assets (including servers, mainframes, etc.), ground support equipment (including tugs, tractors, fuel trucks and de-icers) and various other equipment. The remaining lease terms range from one month to five years. Certain leased assets are embedded within various ground and IT service agreements. For ground service contracts, we have elected to include both the lease and nonlease components in the lease asset and lease liability balances on our balance sheets. For IT service contracts, we have elected to separate the lease and nonlease components and only the lease components are included in the lease asset and lease liability balances on our balance sheets. The amounts of these lease and nonlease components are not significant. Lease Position 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. Lease Costs 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. Other Information 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 |
Undiscounted Cash Flows 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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