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LONG-TERM DEBT - LINE OF CREDIT (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) credit_facility | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ 486,000,000 |  |  |
Number of credit facilities | credit_facility | 3 |  |  |
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 |  |  | $ 86,000,000 |
Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Secured by other [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000
Credit Facility 3 [Member] | Secured by aircraft [Member] |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |
US Treasury CARES Act Loan |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | 1,900,000,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit | $ 135,000,000 |  |  |

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