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Special Items (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Special Items - CARES Act Payroll Support | $ (304,000,000) |  | $ 0 | $ (304,000,000) | $ 0
Special Items - Fleet Impairment | 0 | $ 202,000,000 | 0 | 202,000,000 | 0
Special Items - E190 Fleet Transition | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 9,000,000
Special Items - Union Contract Costs | 0 |  | 2,000,000 | 0 | 5,000,000
Special Items | $ (304,000,000) |  | $ 2,000,000 | (102,000,000) | 14,000,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use |  |  |  | $ 202,000,000 | $ 0

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