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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION | 9 Months Ended
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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION | OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION Alaska Air Group has three operating airlines—Alaska, Virgin America and Horizon. Each is regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska has CPAs for regional capacity with Horizon, as well as with third-party carriers SkyWest and PenAir, under which Alaska receives all passenger revenues. Under U.S. GAAP, operating segments are defined as components of a business for which there is discrete financial information that is regularly assessed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") in making resource allocation decisions. Financial performance for the operating airlines and CPAs is managed and reviewed by the Company's CODM as part of three reportable operating segments:
• | Mainline - includes Alaska's and Virgin America’s scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo throughout the U.S., and in parts of Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba.
• | Regional - includes Horizon's and other third-party carriers’ scheduled air transportation for passengers across a shorter distance network within the U.S. under CPAs. This segment includes the actual revenues and expenses associated with regional flying, as well as an allocation of corporate overhead incurred by Air Group on behalf of the regional operations.
• | Horizon - includes the capacity sold to Alaska under CPA. Expenses include those typically borne by regional airlines such as crew costs, ownership costs and maintenance costs.
The CODM makes resource allocation decisions for these reporting segments based on flight profitability data, aircraft type, route economics and other financial information. The "Consolidating and Other" column reflects parent company activity, consolidating entries and other immaterial business units of the company. The “Air Group Adjusted” column represents a non-GAAP measure that is used by the Company CODM to evaluate performance and allocate resources. Adjustments are further explained below in reconciling to consolidated GAAP results. Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
| Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(a) |  | Air Group Adjusted(b) |  | Special Items(c) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 1,562 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,562 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,562 |
Regional | — |  |  | 262 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 262 |  |  | — |  |  | 262 |
Total passenger revenues | 1,562 |  |  | 262 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,824 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,824 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | (112 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 30 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Other—net | 242 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 264 |  |  | — |  |  | 264 |
Total operating revenues | 1,834 |  |  | 284 |  |  | 114 |  |  | (112 | ) |  | 2,120 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,120 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 1,077 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 105 |  |  | (112 | ) |  | 1,289 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 1,313 |
Economic fuel | 328 |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 373 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 368 |
Total operating expenses | 1,405 |  |  | 264 |  |  | 105 |  |  | (112 | ) |  | 1,662 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 1,681 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Interest expense | (23 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (26 | ) |  | — |  |  | (26 | )
Other | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12 | )
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 422 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 446 |  |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | 427 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
| Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(a) |  | Air Group Adjusted(b) |  | Special Items(c) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 1,073 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,073 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,073 |
Regional | — |  |  | 249 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 249 |  |  | — |  |  | 249 |
Total passenger revenues | 1,073 |  |  | 249 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,322 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,322 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 109 |  |  | (109 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 30 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |
Other—net | 190 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 213 |  |  | — |  |  | 213 |
Total operating revenues | 1,293 |  |  | 271 |  |  | 110 |  |  | (108 | ) |  | 1,566 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,566 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 727 |  |  | 202 |  |  | 99 |  |  | (109 | ) |  | 919 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 941 |
Economic fuel | 188 |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 222 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 225 |
Total operating expenses | 915 |  |  | 236 |  |  | 99 |  |  | (109 | ) |  | 1,141 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 1,166 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | )
Other | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 383 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 427 |  |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | 402 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
| Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(a) |  | Air Group Adjusted(b) |  | Special Items(c) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 4,390 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,390 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,390 |
Regional | — |  |  | 725 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 725 |  |  | — |  |  | 725 |
Total passenger revenues | 4,390 |  |  | 725 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,115 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,115 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 317 |  |  | (317 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 84 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 88 |  |  | — |  |  | 88 |
Other—net | 708 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 768 |  |  | — |  |  | 768 |
Total operating revenues | 5,182 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 321 |  |  | (317 | ) |  | 5,971 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,971 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 3,101 |  |  | 625 |  |  | 324 |  |  | (316 | ) |  | 3,734 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 3,822 |
Economic fuel | 924 |  |  | 120 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,044 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1,051 |
Total operating expenses | 4,025 |  |  | 745 |  |  | 324 |  |  | (316 | ) |  | 4,778 |  |  | 95 |  |  | 4,873 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |
Interest expense | (68 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (77 | ) |  | — |  |  | (77 | )
Other | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | (30 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (40 | ) |  | — |  |  | (40 | )
Income (loss) before income tax | 1,127 |  |  | 40 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | 1,153 |  |  | (95 | ) |  | 1,058 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
| Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(a) |  | Air Group Adjusted(b) |  | Special Items(c) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 3,036 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,036 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,036 |
Regional | — |  |  | 682 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 682 |  |  | — |  |  | 682 |
Total passenger revenues | 3,036 |  |  | 682 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,718 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,718 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 322 |  |  | (322 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 79 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |  |  | — |  |  | 82 |
Other—net | 546 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 607 |  |  | — |  |  | 607 |
Total operating revenues | 3,661 |  |  | 742 |  |  | 325 |  |  | (321 | ) |  | 4,407 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,407 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 2,107 |  |  | 580 |  |  | 305 |  |  | (322 | ) |  | 2,670 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 2,706 |
Economic fuel | 512 |  |  | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 602 |  |  | (9 | ) |  | 593 |
Total operating expenses | 2,619 |  |  | 670 |  |  | 305 |  |  | (322 | ) |  | 3,272 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 3,299 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |  |  | — |  |  | 20 |
Interest expense | (23 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (33 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33 | )
Other | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |
Total Nonoperating income (expense) | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Income (loss) before income tax | 1,053 |  |  | 72 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1,141 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | 1,114 |
(a) | Includes consolidating entries, Parent Company, McGee Air Services, and other immaterial business units.
(b) | The Air Group 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.
(c) | Includes merger-related costs and mark-to-market fuel-hedge accounting charges.
Total assets were as follows (in millions):
| September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016
Mainline | $ | 16,382 |  |  | $ | 15,260 |
Horizon | 914 |  |  | 690 |
Consolidating & Other | (6,557 | ) |  | (5,988 | )
Consolidated | $ | 10,739 |  |  | $ | 9,962 |

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