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Special Items (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Apr. 23, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) option | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) option | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) option | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Special Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CARES Act payroll support grant recognition |  |  | $ 685,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ (685,000) | $ 0 | $ 0
CARES Act employee retention credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,000) |  |
Fleet impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 273,000 | 0 | 0
Severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59,000 | 0 | 0
Losses on sale-leaseback transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (106,000) | 0 | 0
Embraer E190 fleet transition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 6,000 | 362,000
Union contract costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 8,000 | 73,000
Total |  |  | $ (69,000) | $ (112,000) | $ (304,000) | $ 202,000 | $ 2,000 | $ 12,000 | (283,000) | 14,000 | 435,000
Effective income tax reconciliation, discrete tax effects, Net tax deficiencies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 963,000 |  |
CARES act, payroll support program, grant | $ 19,000 | $ 685,000 |  | $ 19,000 |  |  |  |  | 704,000 |  |
Wages paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |
ERC as contra-expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,000 |  |
Severance and benefit costs, disbursed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,000 |  |
Proceeds from sale leaseback transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 563,000 |  |
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 354,000 | 0 | 0
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209,000 | 0 | 0
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 273,000 | $ 0 | 319,000
Ratification bonus |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000
A220-300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options converted into firm orders | option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |
Options for aircraft deliveries remaining available | option |  |  | 50 |  |  |  |  |  | 50 |  |
Unsecured Debt | US Department of Treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 259,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 259,000 |  |

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