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LONG-TERM DEBT - LINE OF CREDIT (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) aircraft credit_facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Number of credit facilities | credit_facility | 3
Number of credit facilities, no borrowing | credit_facility | 2
Credit Facilities 1 and 2 [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Number of credit facilities | credit_facility | 2
Credit Facility 1 [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Line of credit facility, asset restrictions, unrestricted cash and marketable securities | $ | $ 500,000,000
Credit Facility 1 [Member] | Secured by aircraft [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ | $ 100,000,000
Number of credit facilities | credit_facility | 1
Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Secured by other [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ | $ 100,000,000
Credit Facility 3 [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ | $ 52,000,000
Number of aircrafts used as collateral | aircraft | 2
Credit Facility 3 [Member] | Secured by aircraft [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Number of credit facilities | credit_facility | 1
Secured Debt [Member] | Credit Facility 2 [Member] |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ | $ 100,000,000

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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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