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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | The table below presents disclosures about the fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the Company’s financial statements as of December 31 (in millions):
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  | UAL |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 2,179 |  |  | $ | 2,179 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,006 |  |  | $ | 3,006 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt |  |  | 835 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 835 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 891 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 891 |  |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities |  |  | 792 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 792 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 710 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 710 |  |  |  | — |
Certificates of deposit placed through an account registry service (“CDARS”) |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 246 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 281 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 281 |  |  |  | — |
U.S. government and agency notes |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | — |
Auction rate securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9 |
Other fixed-income securities |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |
Other investments measured at NAV (a) |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Restricted cash |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | 206 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Enhanced equipment trust certificates (“EETC”) |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |
Fuel derivatives liability, net |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | — |
(a) In accordance with the relevant accounting standards, certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the statement of financial position. The investments measured using NAV are shares of mutual funds that invest in fixed-income instruments including bonds, debt securities, and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The Company can redeem its shares at any time at NAV subject to a three-day settlement period.
Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments | The table below presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments not presented in the tables above as of December 31 (in millions):
|  | Fair Value of Debt by Fair Value Hierarchy Level |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Carrying Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
|  |  |  |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  |  |  |  | Total |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 10,767 |  |  | $ | 11,055 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,184 |  |  | $ | 2,871 |  |  | $ | 10,897 |  |  | $ | 11,371 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,646 |  |  | $ | 2,725 |

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