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Revenue Recognition (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Air Traffic Liability | $ 661 |  |  |  | $ 580 |  |  |  | $ 661 | $ 580 | $ 502
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 878 | 823 |
Air Traffic Liability - Passenger Travel | 929 |  |  |  | 892 |  |  |  | 929 | 892 |
Passenger Travel Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,395 | 7,061 | 6,508
Passenger Revenue - Loyalty Air Travel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 391 | 320 | 253
Other Revenue - Loyalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 201 | 168 | 140
Other Revenue - Non Loyalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107 | 109 | 111
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,031 | $ 2,086 | $ 2,105 | $ 1,871 | 1,968 | $ 2,008 | $ 1,928 | $ 1,754 | 8,094 | 7,658 | $ 7,012
Air Traffic Liability - Loyalty Program (Air Transportation) | 661 |  |  |  | 580 |  |  |  | 661 | 580 |
Other Deferred Revenue | 10 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 10 | 10 |
Contract with Customer, Liability | $ 1,600 |  |  |  | $ 1,482 |  |  |  | 1,600 | 1,482 |
Increase (Decrease) to Air Traffic Liability - Points Redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (391) | (320) |
Increase (Decrease) to Air Traffic Liability - Points Earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 472 | $ 398 |

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- Definition Value of revenue deferred or cost to provide future products or services, primarily air transportation, associated with programs used by airlines to encourage passenger loyalty by providing rewards geared to the frequency of travel on the sponsoring airline, typically in the form of frequent flyer miles, points, or segments that can be accumulated and converted into free or discounted travel or other redemption options. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118944033&loc=SL49130531-203044 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130549-203045 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118944033&loc=SL49130532-203044 + Details
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- Definition Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130543-203045 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 606 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130545-203045 + Details
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