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LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Lease Cost

The Company's lease cost for the years ended December 31 included the following components (in millions):

						2024						2023						2022
Operating lease cost						$	855					$	925					$	941
Variable and short-term lease cost						3,592						3,028						2,603
Amortization of finance lease assets						62						52						72
Interest on finance lease liabilities						16						20						13
Sublease income						(35)						(39)						(33)
Total lease cost						$	4,490					$	3,986					$	3,596

Summary of Scheduled Future Minimum Lease Payments under Operating Leases

The table below summarizes the Company's scheduled future minimum lease payments under operating and finance leases, recorded on the balance sheet, as of December 31, 2024 (in millions):

						Operating Leases						Finance Leases
2025						$	757					$	232
2026						731						33
2027						926						21
2028						742						11
2029						546						5
After 2029						3,081						4
Minimum lease payments						6,783						306
Imputed interest						(1,806)						(15)
Present value of minimum lease payments						4,977						291
Less: current maturities of lease obligations						(467)						(223)
Long-term lease obligations						$	4,510					$	68

Summary of Scheduled Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Finance Leases

The table below summarizes the Company's scheduled future minimum lease payments under operating and finance leases, recorded on the balance sheet, as of December 31, 2024 (in millions):

						Operating Leases						Finance Leases
2025						$	757					$	232
2026						731						33
2027						926						21
2028						742						11
2029						546						5
After 2029						3,081						4
Minimum lease payments						6,783						306
Imputed interest						(1,806)						(15)
Present value of minimum lease payments						4,977						291
Less: current maturities of lease obligations						(467)						(223)
Long-term lease obligations						$	4,510					$	68

Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity

The table below presents the Company's future contractual lease payments at December 31, 2024 under then-outstanding sale and leaseback agreements that did not qualify as a sale under the applicable accounting guidance (in millions):

						Other Financial Liabilities
2025						$	453
2026						320
2027						610
2028						283
2029						280
After 2029						3,232
						5,178
Imputed interest						(1,466)
Current maturities of other financial liabilities						(257)
Other financial liabilities						$	3,455

These amounts exclude variable pass-through costs such as fuel and landing fees, among others. Based on these assumptions as of December 31, 2024, our estimated future payments through the end of the terms of our CPAs are presented in the table below (in billions):

						2025						2026						2027						2028						2029						After 2029						Total
Future commitments under CPAs						$	2.7					$	2.8					$	2.1					$	1.8					$	1.4					$	4.1					$	14.9

Additional Information Related to Leases

The table below presents additional information related to our leases as of December 31:

						2024						2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases						11 years						10 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases						2 years						2 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term - other financial liabilities						10 years						10 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases						5.9		%				5.8		%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases						5.9		%				6.3		%
Weighted-average interest rate - other financial liabilities						5.3		%				5.3		%

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

The table below presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases during the year ended December 31 (in millions):

			2024						2023						2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases			$	851					$	874					$	919
Operating cash flows for finance leases			15						21						13
Financing cash flows for finance leases			269						311						124

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