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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | The table below presents disclosures about the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in UAL's financial statements (in millions):
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,848 |  |  | $ | 1,848 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,694 |  |  | $ | 1,694 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate debt | 1,014 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,014 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | — |
Asset-backed securities | 745 |  |  | — |  |  | 745 |  |  | — |  |  | 746 |  |  | — |  |  | 746 |  |  | — |
U.S. government and agency notes | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |
Certificates of deposit placed through an account registry service ("CDARS") | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |  |  | — |
Other fixed-income securities | 118 |  |  | — |  |  | 118 |  |  | — |  |  | 116 |  |  | — |  |  | 116 |  |  | — |
Other investments measured at net asset value ("NAV") | 189 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 188 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Restricted cash | 103 |  |  | 103 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 105 |  |  | 105 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Long-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity securities | 263 |  |  | 263 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 249 |  |  | 249 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Enhanced equipment trust certificates ("EETC") | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Avianca Holdings S.A. ("AVH") Derivative Assets | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |
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 (in millions):
| March 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| 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 | $ | 13,935 |  |  | $ | 14,136 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,307 |  |  | $ | 3,829 |  |  | $ | 13,445 |  |  | $ | 13,450 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9,525 |  |  | $ | 3,925 |
Synergy Term Loan | 480 |  |  | 422 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 422 |  |  | 478 |  |  | 422 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 422 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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