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Special Items (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Federal payroll support grant recognition |  |  | $ 0 | $ (830,000,000) | $ (685,000,000)
CARES Act employee retention credit |  |  | 0 | (11,000,000) | (36,000,000)
Union contract costs |  |  | 1,000,000 | 8,000,000 | 0
Embraer E190 fleet transition |  |  | 52,000,000 | 0 | 273,000,000
Severance and benefit costs |  |  | 0 | 0 | 59,000,000
ALPA ratification bonus | $ 32,000,000 |  |  | 0 | 0
Spirit acquisition costs |  |  | 28,000,000 | 0 | 0
Losses on sale-leaseback transactions |  |  | 0 | 0 | 106,000,000
Total |  |  | 113,000,000 | (833,000,000) | (283,000,000)
Federal payroll support grant recognition |  |  | 0 | 830,000,000 | 685,000,000
Wages paid |  |  |  | 5,000 |
ERC as contra-expense |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 | 36,000,000
Renewal contract term |  | 5 years |  | 5 years |
Ratification bonus |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |
Fleet impairment |  |  |  | $ 0 | 273,000,000
Severance and benefit costs, disbursed |  |  |  | 44,000,000 |
Proceeds from sale leaseback transactions |  |  |  |  | 563,000,000
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions |  |  | 0 | 0 | 354,000,000
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 209,000,000

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