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Special Items (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Components of Special Items | For the three and nine months ended September 30, special items consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
Operating: |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Labor agreement costs |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | — |
Severance and benefit costs |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 103 |
Impairment of intangible asset related to Newark Liberty International Airport (“Newark”) slots |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 412 |  |  |  | — |
Cleveland airport lease restructuring |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 74 |  |  |  | — |
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 92 |
Special charges |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | 669 |  |  |  | 195 |
Nonoperating and income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses on extinguishment of debt and other |  |  | — |  |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | (1) |  |  |  | 195 |
Income tax benefit related to special charges |  |  | (16) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (241) |  |  |  | — |
Total special charges, net of tax |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 427 |  |  |  | 390 |
Income tax valuation allowance release (Note 4) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,218) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,218) |
Total special items |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | (3,081) |  |  | $ | 427 |  |  | $ | (2,828) |
Schedule of Severance Related Accruals | The following is a reconciliation of severance accrual activity for the period:
|  | Severance and Benefits |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 27 |
Accrual |  |  | 27 |
Payments |  |  | (20) |
Balance at September 30, 2016 |  | $ | 34 |

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