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Impairment (Details)	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 0	$ 0
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		168,400,000
Allegiant Air
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		5,000,000.0
Sunseeker Resorts
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	0	136,800,000
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		26,600,000
Allegiant Nonstop | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 0	18,300,000
Teesnap | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		8,300,000
Airbus A320 Aircraft Series | Allegiant Air
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 0

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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill.

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Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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