Additional Non-Operating Special Charge

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Non-Operating Special Charge

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Number Of Aircraft Retired

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Special Item - Impairment charges

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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-Topic 220
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Amount of restructuring charges, remediation cost, and asset impairment loss.

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Amount of insurance proceeds for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, before deduction of insurance proceeds, of loss recognized in the income statement for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both.

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Special Charges - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Special Charges - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 Aircraft	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Aircraft	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Number Of Aircraft Retired \| Aircraft		21		2
Total special charges				$ 28,645	$ 34,612	$ 13,998
Boeing 2021 Agreement
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Total special charges					35,100
Hurricane Ian
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Accelerated depreciation on airframes identified for early retirement	$ 52,100			35,091	567	2,521
Special Item - Impairment charges					18,100
Additional Non-Operating Special Charge				2,400
Sunseeker weather and related events				26,045	52,095	0
Sunseeker weather and related events, insurance recoveries(1)				32,491	18,050	$ 0
Insurance Recoveries				$ 1,000	$ 49,500
Hurricane Idalia
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Accelerated depreciation on airframes identified for early retirement			$ 23,600