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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | Operating segment information is as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, 2017 | Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(b) |  | Air Group Adjusted(c) |  | Special Items(d) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 5,858 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,858 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,858 |
Regional | — |  |  | 960 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 960 |  |  | — |  |  | 960 |
Total passenger revenues | 5,858 |  |  | 960 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,818 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,818 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 426 |  |  | (426 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 110 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 114 |  |  | — |  |  | 114 |
Other-net | 922 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1,001 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,001 |
Total operating revenues | 6,890 |  |  | 1,038 |  |  | 430 |  |  | (425 | ) |  | 7,933 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,933 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 4,257 |  |  | 851 |  |  | 427 |  |  | (427 | ) |  | 5,108 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 5,226 |
Fuel expense | 1,282 |  |  | 172 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,454 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | 1,447 |
Total operating expenses | 5,539 |  |  | 1,023 |  |  | 427 |  |  | (427 | ) |  | 6,562 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 6,673 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |
Interest expense | (92 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (103 | ) |  | — |  |  | (103 | )
Other | 14 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |
| (39 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | — |  |  | (53 | )
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 1,312 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 1,318 |  |  | $ | (111 | ) |  | $ | 1,207 |
Year Ended December 31, 2016 | Mainline(a) |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(b) |  | Air Group Adjusted(c) |  | Special Items(d) |  | Consolidated
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Passenger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 4,098 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,098 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,098 |
Regional | — |  |  | 908 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 908 |  |  | — |  |  | 908 |
Total passenger revenues | 4,098 |  |  | 908 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,006 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,006 |
CPA revenues | — |  |  | — |  |  | 424 |  |  | (424 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Freight and mail | 104 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 108 |  |  | — |  |  | 108 |
Other-net | 738 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 817 |  |  | — |  |  | 817 |
Total operating revenues | 4,940 |  |  | 987 |  |  | 428 |  |  | (424 | ) |  | 5,931 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,931 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses, excluding fuel | 2,883 |  |  | 769 |  |  | 407 |  |  | (425 | ) |  | 3,634 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 3,751 |
Fuel expense | 719 |  |  | 125 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 844 |  |  | (13 | ) |  | 831 |
Total operating expenses | 3,602 |  |  | 894 |  |  | 407 |  |  | (425 | ) |  | 4,478 |  |  | 104 |  |  | 4,582 |
Nonoperating income (expense) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |
Interest expense | (42 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (55 | ) |  | — |  |  | (55 | )
Other | 19 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |
| 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Income (loss) before income tax | $ | 1,341 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1,449 |  |  | $ | (104 | ) |  | $ | 1,345 |
Year Ended December 31, 2015 | Mainline |  | Regional |  | Horizon |  | Consolidating & Other(b) |  | Air Group Adjusted(c) |  | Special Items(d) |  | 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 |
Fuel expense | 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 |
(a) | As the acquisition of Virgin America closed on December 14, 2016, Mainline financial results, presented above include Virgin America for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, and not for the prior period. Financial results also reflect the impacts of purchase accounting.
(b) | Includes consolidating entries, Parent Company, McGee Air Services, and other immaterial business units.
(c) | The Air Group Adjusted column excludes certain charges described in (d) and represents the financial information that is reviewed by management to assess performance of operations and determine capital allocations.
(d) | Includes accounting adjustments related to mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting charges (all years), merger-related costs (2017 and 2016), pension settlement charge (2015), and a litigation-related matter (2015).
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 308 |  |  | $ | 296 |  |  | $ | 268 |
Horizon | 64 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 52 |
Consolidated | $ | 372 |  |  | $ | 363 |  |  | $ | 320 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 734 |  |  | $ | 608 |  |  | $ | 821 |
Horizon | 292 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 10 |
Consolidated | $ | 1,026 |  |  | $ | 678 |  |  | $ | 831 |
Total assets at end of period: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mainline | $ | 16,650 |  |  | $ | 15,260 |  |  |
Horizon | 929 |  |  | 690 |  |  |
Consolidating & Other | (6,839 | ) |  | (5,988 | ) |  |
Consolidated | $ | 10,740 |  |  | $ | 9,962 |  |  |

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