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LEASES (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block] | The impact of leases, including variable lease cost, on earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was as follows (in millions):
| Classification | Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 |  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Expense |  |  |  |
Aircraft | Aircraft rent | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 123 |
CPA aircraft | Aircraft rent | 20 |  |  | 40 |
Airport and terminal facilities | Landing fees and other rentals | 62 |  |  | 146 |
Corporate real estate and other | Landing fees and other rentals | 4 |  |  | 9 |
Total lease expense |  | $ | 148 |  |  | $ | 318 |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Lease income | Cargo and other revenues | (3 | ) |  | (6 | )
Net lease impact |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 312 |
The weighted average IBR and weighted average remaining lease term (in years) for all asset classes were as follows at June 30, 2019:
| Weighted Average IBR |  | Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Aircraft | 4.2 | % |  | 6.8
CPA aircraft | 4.3 | % |  | 9.7
Airports and terminal facilities | 4.1 | % |  | 10.4
Corporate real estate and other | 4.4 | % |  | 37.7
Schedule of Lease, Supplemental Cash Flows [Table Text Block] | Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in millions):
| Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Cash paid for capitalized operating leases | $ | 177 |
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 47 |
Schedule of Lease Assets [Table Text Block] | At June 30, 2019, the Operating lease assets balance by asset class was as follows (in millions):
| Operating lease assets
Aircraft | $ | 1,012 |
CPA aircraft | 622 |
Airport and terminal facilities | 19 |
Corporate real estate and other | 43 |
Total Operating lease assets | $ | 1,696 |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block] | Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 30, 2019 (in millions):
| Aircraft |  | CPA Aircraft |  | Airport and Terminal Facilities |  | Corporate Real Estate & Other
Remainder of 2019 | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | 1 |  |  | $ | 5 |
2020 | 233 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |
2021 | 194 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 6 |
2022 | 169 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
2023 | 115 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Thereafter | 324 |  |  | 408 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 74 |
Total lease payments | $ | 1,163 |  |  | $ | 764 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 98 |
Less: Imputed interest | (151 | ) |  | (142 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (54 | )
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 1,012 |  |  | $ | 622 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 44 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918686-209980 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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