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COMMITMENTS (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) aircraft | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) aircraft | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 2,703 |  | $ 2,703 |  | $ 1,943
Total assets | 19,559 |  | 19,559 |  | 14,613
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Merger Related Costs |  |  | 146 |  |
Special items - Impairment charges and other | $ 74 | $ 156 | $ 254 | $ 406 |
Firm aircraft commitment |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 85 |  | 85 |  |
Aircraft purchase option |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 107 |  | 107 |  |
B737 MAX [Member] | Firm aircraft commitment |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 69 |  | 69 |  |
B737 MAX [Member] | Aircraft purchase option |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 105 |  | 105 |  |
E175 [Member] | Firm aircraft commitment |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 6 |  | 6 |  |
E175 [Member] | Aircraft purchase option |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 2 |  | 2 |  |
B787-9 | Firm aircraft commitment |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 10 |  | 10 |  |
B787-9 | Aircraft purchase option |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Committed to Purchase (in Aircraft) | aircraft | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Aircraft-related Commitments [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Remainder of 2023 | $ 337 |  | $ 337 |  |
2024 | 1,380 |  | 1,380 |  |
2025 | 1,620 |  | 1,620 |  |
2026 | 1,180 |  | 1,180 |  |
2027 | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Thereafter | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 4,517 |  | 4,517 |  |
CPA and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Remainder of 2023 | 49 |  | 49 |  |
2024 | 204 |  | 204 |  |
2025 | 207 |  | 207 |  |
2026 | 213 |  | 213 |  |
2027 | 219 |  | 219 |  |
Thereafter | 507 |  | 507 |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 1,399 |  | 1,399 |  |
Wages and Benefits [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special items - Impairment charges and other |  |  | 30 | 51 |
Integration costs |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special items - Impairment charges and other | 90 |  | 128 |  |
Litigation |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special items - Impairment charges and other |  |  | 45 |  |
Fleet transition - impairment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special items - Impairment charges and other | (16) | $ 156 | 51 | $ 355 |
Alaska Airlines [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,943 |  | 1,943 |  | 1,943
Total assets | 20,911 |  | 20,911 |  | 19,937
Hawaiian Airlines |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 761 |  | 761 |  | 0
Total assets | 5,000 |  | $ 5,000 |  | $ 0
Virgin Group trademark license agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | $ 8 |  |  |  |

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