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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases | The following table summarizes future minimum rental payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
Year ending December 31, |  |  |
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2013 |  | $ | 387,999 |
2014 |  |  | 360,797 |
2015 |  |  | 309,378 |
2016 |  |  | 239,989 |
2017 |  |  | 182,291 |
Thereafter |  |  | 720,733 |
|  | $ | 2,201,187 |
Schedule of Employees Under Collective Bargaining Agreements |
Employee Group |  | Approximate Number of Active Employees Represented |  | Representatives |  | Status of Agreement
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Atlantic Southeast Pilots |  |  | 1,620 |  | Air Line Pilots Association International |  | Amendable
Atlantic Southeast Flight Attendants |  |  | 940 |  | International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers |  | Amendable
Atlantic Southeast Flight Controllers |  |  | 70 |  | Transport Workers Union of America |  | Amendable
Atlantic Southeast Mechanics |  |  | 420 |  | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |  | Amendable
Atlantic Southeast Stock Clerks |  |  | 70 |  | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |  | Amendable
ExpressJet Delaware Pilots |  |  | 2,560 |  | Air Line Pilots Association International |  | Amendable
ExpressJet Delaware Flight Attendants |  |  | 1,200 |  | International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers |  | Amendable
ExpressJet Delaware Mechanics |  |  | 670 |  | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |  | Amendable
ExpressJet Delaware Dispatchers |  |  | 80 |  | Transport Workers Union of America |  | Amendable
ExpressJet Delaware Stock Clerks |  |  | 75 |  | International Brotherhood of Teamsters |  | Amendable

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 2 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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