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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Operating Segment Information | NOTE 12. OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION Air Group has two operating airlines - Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Each is a regulated airline with separate management teams. To manage the two operating airlines and the revenues and expenses associated with the CPAs, management views the business in three operating segments. Alaska Mainline - The Boeing 737 part of Alaska's business. Alaska Regional - Alaska's shorter distance network. In this segment, Alaska Regional records actual on board passenger revenue, less costs such as fuel, distribution costs, and payments made to Horizon, SkyWest and PenAir under CPAs. Additionally, Alaska Regional includes a small allocation of corporate overhead such as IT, finance and other administrative costs incurred by Alaska and on behalf of the regional operations. Horizon - Horizon operates regional aircraft. All of Horizon's capacity is sold to Alaska under a CPA. Expenses included those typically borne by regional airlines such as crew costs, ownership costs, and maintenance costs. Additionally, the following table reports “Air Group Adjusted,” which is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company's chief operating decision-makers and others in management use this measure to evaluate operational performance and determine resource allocations. Adjustments are further explained below in reconciling to consolidated GAAP results. Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
| Alaska |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 | Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating |  | Air Group Adjusted(a) |  | Special Items(b) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 3,939 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,939 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,939 |
Regional | — |  |  | 854 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 854 |  |  | — |  |  | 854 |
Total passenger revenues | 3,939 |  |  | 854 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,793 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,793 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 408 |  |  | (408 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 103 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |
Other-net | 621 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 697 |  |  | — |  |  | 697 |
Total operating revenues | 4,663 |  |  | 931 |  |  | 412 |  |  | (408 | ) |  | 5,598 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,598 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 2,653 |  |  | 695 |  |  | 375 |  |  | (409 | ) |  | 3,314 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 3,346 |
Economic fuel | 823 |  |  | 131 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 954 |  |  | — |  |  | 954 |
Total operating expenses | 3,476 |  |  | 826 |  |  | 375 |  |  | (409 | ) |  | 4,268 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 4,300 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Interest expense | (28 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | — |  |  | (42 | )
Other | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
| 19 |  |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 14 |
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 1,206 |  |  | $ | 105 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 1,344 |  |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | $ | 1,312 |
| Alaska |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2014 | Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating |  | Air Group Adjusted(a) |  | Special Items(b) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 3,774 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,774 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,774 |
Regional | — |  |  | 805 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 805 |  |  | — |  |  | 805 |
Total passenger revenues | 3,774 |  |  | 805 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,579 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,579 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 371 |  |  | (371 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 109 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 114 |  |  | — |  |  | 114 |
Other-net | 592 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |  | 675 |  |  | — |  |  | 675 |
Total operating revenues | 4,475 |  |  | 888 |  |  | 376 |  |  | (371 | ) |  | 5,368 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,368 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 2,417 |  |  | 623 |  |  | 349 |  |  | (371 | ) |  | 3,018 |  |  | (30 | ) |  | 2,988 |
Economic fuel | 1,251 |  |  | 190 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,441 |  |  | (23 | ) |  | 1,418 |
Total operating expenses | 3,668 |  |  | 813 |  |  | 349 |  |  | (371 | ) |  | 4,459 |  |  | (53 | ) |  | 4,406 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |
Interest expense | (32 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (48 | ) |  | — |  |  | (48 | )
Other | 39 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |
| 27 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 834 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 922 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 975 |
| Alaska |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended December 31, 2013 | Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating |  | Air Group Adjusted(a) |  | Special Items(b) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 3,490 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,490 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,490 |
Regional | — |  |  | 777 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 777 |  |  | — |  |  | 777 |
Total passenger revenues | 3,490 |  |  | 777 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,267 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,267 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 368 |  |  | (368 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 109 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 113 |  |  | — |  |  | 113 |
Other-net | 513 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 584 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 776 |
Total operating revenues | 4,112 |  |  | 847 |  |  | 373 |  |  | (368 | ) |  | 4,964 |  |  | 192 |  |  | 5,156 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 2,293 |  |  | 585 |  |  | 341 |  |  | (368 | ) |  | 2,851 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,851 |
Economic fuel | 1,294 |  |  | 181 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,475 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 1,467 |
Total operating expenses | 3,587 |  |  | 766 |  |  | 341 |  |  | (368 | ) |  | 4,326 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 4,318 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Interest expense | (38 | ) |  | — |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (56 | ) |  | — |  |  | (56 | )
Other | 25 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |
| 5 |  |  | (12 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | — |  |  | (22 | )
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 530 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 616 |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 816 |
(a) | The adjusted column represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocations and does not include certain income and charges.
(b) | Includes accounting adjustments related to mark-to-market fuel-hedge accounting charges (all years), pension settlement charge (2015), litigation-related matter (2015), non-cash curtailment gain (2014), a gain related to a legal matter (2014), and Special mileage plan revenue (2013).
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Depreciation: |  |  |  |  |
Alaska(a) | $ | 268 |  |  | 243 |  |  | $ | 223 |
Horizon | 52 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 47 |
Parent company | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Consolidated | $ | 320 |  |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 270 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |
Alaska(a) | $ | 821 |  |  | $ | 659 |  |  | $ | 494 |
Horizon | 10 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 72 |
Consolidated | $ | 831 |  |  | $ | 694 |  |  | $ | 566 |
Total assets at end of period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alaska(a) | $ | 8,129 |  |  | $ | 6,665 |  |  |
Horizon | 718 |  |  | 809 |  |  |
Parent company | 4,734 |  |  | 3,551 |  |  |
Elimination of inter-company accounts | (7,048 | ) |  | (4,961 | ) |  |
Consolidated | $ | 6,533 |  |  | $ | 6,064 |  |  |
(a) | There are no depreciation expenses, capital expenditures or assets associated with purchased capacity flying at Alaska Regional.

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