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Entry into Merger Agreement with Spirit Airlines (Details) - USD ($) | Oct. 26, 2022 | Jul. 28, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jul. 29, 2022 | May 16, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.01 |  |  | $ 0.01
Spirit |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Reverse break-up fee |  | $ 94,000,000 |  |  |  |
Spirit | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction expenses incurred |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |
Spirit |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.0001 |  |  | $ 0.0001 |
Acquisition price (in dollars per share) |  | 33.50 |  |  | $ 30.00 |
Business acquisition amount equal to extent paid (in dollars per share) |  | 2.50 |  |  |  |
Payment of ticking fee, per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 0.10 |  |  |  |
Additional prepayment period |  | 5 days |  |  |  |
Termination fee |  | $ 70,000,000 |  |  |  |
Additional parent regulatory fee period |  | 2 days |  |  |  |
Spirit | Spirit |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction expenses incurred |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |
Spirit | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition amount equal to extent paid (in dollars per share) |  | $ 1.15 |  |  |  |
Spirit | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, amount paid to each holder of record (in dollars per share) | $ 2.50 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, amount paid to each holder of record | $ 272,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Spirit | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc | Senior Secured Bridge Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 3,500,000,000 |
Spirit | Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc | Senior Secured Bridge Facility | Bridge Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 3,500,000,000 |

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