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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Leases [Abstract] |
Capital Leases Aircraft Included In Property And Equipment | Amounts applicable to these aircraft that are included in property and equipment were:
(in millions) |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Flight equipment |  | $ | 923 |  |  | $ | 435 |
Less: accumulated amortization |  | 82 |  |  | 29 |
|  | $ | 841 |  |  | $ | 406 |
Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital Leases And Noncancelable Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments under capital leases and noncancelable operating leases and rentals to be received under subleases with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year at December 31, 2016, were:
(in millions) |  | Capital leases |  | Operating leases (b) |  | Subleases |  | LFMP facility lease* |  | Operating leases, net
2017 |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 671 |  |  | $ | (103 | ) |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 592 |
2018 |  | 80 |  |  | 562 |  |  | (102 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | 485 |
2019 |  | 78 |  |  | 491 |  |  | (97 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | 419 |
2020 |  | 78 |  |  | 377 |  |  | (78 | ) |  | 26 |  |  | 325 |
2021 |  | 74 |  |  | 232 |  |  | (41 | ) |  | 26 |  |  | 217 |
Thereafter |  | 353 |  |  | 715 |  |  | (26 | ) |  | 608 |  |  | 1,297 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | $ | 743 |  |  | $ | 3,048 |  |  | $ | (447 | ) |  | $ | 734 |  |  | $ | 3,335 |
Less amount representing interest |  | 128 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Present value of minimum lease payments (a) |  | 615 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less current portion |  | 58 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term portion |  | $ | 557 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
* See Note 4 for further details |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(a) Excludes lease incentive obligation of $66 million. (b) Includes a portion of the Company's Construction obligation that has not yet been placed into service as of December 31, 2016. See Note 4 for further information.

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