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Revenue - Operating Revenue by Geographic Region (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | $ 11,380 | $ 11,003 | [1] | $ 32,371 | $ 30,812 | [1]
Domestic (U.S. and Canada) |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | 7,094 | 6,762 |  | 20,056 | 18,927 |
Atlantic |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | 2,103 | 2,073 |  | 5,627 | 5,427 |
Pacific |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | 1,280 | 1,339 |  | 3,867 | 3,855 |
Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | $ 903 | $ 829 |  | $ 2,821 | $ 2,603 |
[1] | Amounts adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). See Note 1 to the financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this report for additional information.

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