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MILEAGE PLAN | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
MILEAGE PLAN [Abstract] |
MILEAGE PLAN | MILEAGE PLAN Alaska's Mileage Plan liabilities and deferrals on the consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
| September 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Current Liabilities: |  |  |
Other accrued liabilities | $ | 405 |  |  | $ | 368 |
Other Liabilities and Credits: |  |  |
Deferred revenue | 489 |  |  | 427 |
Other liabilities | 19 |  |  | 19 |
Total | $ | 913 |  |  | $ | 814 |
Alaska's Mileage Plan revenue included in the consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Passenger revenues | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 215 |  |  | $ | 199 |
Other - net revenues | 107 |  |  | 85 |  |  | 318 |  |  | 244 |
Total | $ | 180 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 533 |  |  | $ | 443 |

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