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Passenger and Ground Handling Revenues (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2007 Delta Connection Agreements | Sep. 30, 2013 Delta Connection Agreements item agreement aircraft | Dec. 31, 2012 Delta Connection Agreements aircraft | Sep. 30, 2013 Delta Connection Agreements CRJ 200 aircraft | Dec. 31, 2012 Delta Connection Agreements CRJ 200 aircraft | Sep. 30, 2013 Delta Connection Agreements CRJ 700s aircraft | Dec. 31, 2012 Delta Connection Agreements CRJ 700s aircraft | Sep. 30, 2013 Delta Connection Agreements CRJ 900 aircraft | Dec. 31, 2012 Delta Connection Agreements CRJ 900 aircraft | Feb. 01, 2010 United Express Agreements | Feb. 01, 2010 United Express Agreements CRJ 200 aircraft | May 16, 2013 United Express Agreements E175 aircraft | Sep. 30, 2013 United Express Agreements Embraer 145 ERJ ExpressJet aircraft | Nov. 12, 2010 ExpressJet CPA aircraft | Sep. 30, 2012 American Agreement | Feb. 14, 2013 American Agreement CRJ 200 ExpressJet aircraft | Nov. 14, 2012 American Agreement CRJ 200 SkyWest Airlines, Inc. aircraft
Agreements with other airlines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term of agreement |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  | 12 years |  |  | 4 years |  |
Number of agreements for cross-termination rights |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of years after which the rate resets |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Anniversary of agreements which contractual rates shall not exceed the second lowest rate for all carriers |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual rate shall not exceed this number of rates from other carriers |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft operated |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 5 |  | 29 |  | 14 | 40 | 22 | 229 |  |  | 12
Number of aircraft terminated |  |  |  |  | 66 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft delivered |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft subleased |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of aircraft anticipate to operate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 11 |
Amount of receivables withheld from weekly scheduled wire payments to SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast | $ 25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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