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MILEAGE PLAN MILEAGE PLAN (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
MILEAGE PLAN [Abstract] |
Mileage Plan Liabilities | Alaska's Mileage Plan liabilities and deferrals on the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Current Liabilities: |  |  |
Other accrued liabilities | $ | 388 |  |  | $ | 368 |
Other Liabilities and Credits: |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 464 |  |  | 427 |
Other liabilities | 19 |  |  | 19 |
Total | $ | 871 |  |  | $ | 814 |
Mileage Plan Revenue | Alaska's Mileage Plan revenue included in the consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015
Passenger revenues | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 64 |
Other - net revenues | 103 |  |  | 76 |
Total | $ | 172 |  |  | $ | 140 |

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