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Special Charges (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Components of Special Charges | For the three and six months ended June 30, special charges consisted of the following (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
Operating: |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Severance and benefit costs |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 14 |
Impairment of assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | 412 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 412 |
Labor agreement costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 110 |
Cleveland airport lease restructuring |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 74 |
(Gains) losses on sale of assets and other special charges |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 14 |
Special charges |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 434 |  |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 624 |
Nonoperating: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other (gain) loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | (9) |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1) |
Special charges before income taxes |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 425 |  |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 623 |
Income tax benefit related to special charges |  |  | (16) |  |  |  | (153) |  |  |  | (34) |  |  |  | (225) |
Total special charges, net of tax |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 398 |
Schedule of Severance Related Accrual | The following is a reconciliation of severance and permanently grounded aircraft accrual activity for the six months ended June 30:
|  | Severance and Benefits |  |  | Permanently Grounded Aircraft |
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 41 |
Accrual |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | — |
Payments |  |  | (65) |  |  |  | (12) |
Balance at June 30, 2017 |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 29 |
|  | Severance and Benefits |  |  | Permanently Grounded Aircraft |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Accrual |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (17) |
Payments |  |  | (11) |  |  |  | (20) |
Balance at June 30, 2016 |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 41 |

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