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Mar. 31, 2019 |
Apr. 12, 2019 |
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| Entity Registrant Name | United Continental Holdings, Inc. | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000100517 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
| Document Type | 10-Q | |
| Document Period End Date | Mar. 31, 2019 | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | Q1 | |
| Amendment Flag | false | |
| Trading Symbol | UAL | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 263,129,397 | |
| United Airlines, Inc. | ||
| Document Information [Line Items] | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | United Airlines, Inc. | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000319687 | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
| Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 1,000 |
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Statements of Consolidated Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Operating revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 9,589 | $ 9,032 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Operating expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Salaries and related costs | 2,873 | 2,726 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft fuel | 2,023 | 1,965 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Regional capacity purchase | 688 | 630 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Landing fees and other rent | 588 | 579 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 547 | 524 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft maintenance materials and outside repairs | 408 | 440 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Distribution expenses | 360 | 342 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft rent | 81 | 127 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Special charges | 18 | 40 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 1,508 | 1,397 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 9,094 | 8,770 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 495 | 262 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Nonoperating income (expense): | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (188) | (162) | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Interest capitalized | 22 | 18 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | 29 | 17 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, net | 9 | 47 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Total nonoperating expense, net | (128) | (80) | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 367 | 182 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 75 | 37 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ 292 | $ 145 | [1],[2],[3] | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 1.09 | $ 0.51 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| United Airlines, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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| Revenue | $ 9,589 | $ 9,032 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Operating expense: | |||||||||||||||
| Salaries and related costs | 2,873 | 2,726 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft fuel | 2,023 | 1,965 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Regional capacity purchase | 688 | 630 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Landing fees and other rent | 588 | 579 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 547 | 524 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft maintenance materials and outside repairs | 408 | 440 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Distribution expenses | 360 | 342 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft rent | 81 | 127 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Special charges | 18 | 40 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expenses | 1,507 | 1,397 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 9,093 | 8,770 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 496 | 262 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Nonoperating income (expense): | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (188) | (162) | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Interest capitalized | 22 | 18 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | 29 | 17 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, net | 9 | 47 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Total nonoperating expense, net | (128) | (80) | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 368 | 182 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 75 | 37 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 293 | 145 | [4],[5],[6] | ||||||||||||
| Passenger revenue | |||||||||||||||
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| Revenue | 8,725 | 8,149 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Passenger revenue | United Airlines, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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| Revenue | 8,725 | 8,149 | [4] | ||||||||||||
| Cargo | |||||||||||||||
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| Revenue | 286 | 293 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Cargo | United Airlines, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
| Operating revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 286 | 293 | [4] | ||||||||||||
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| Operating revenue: | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 578 | 590 | [1] | ||||||||||||
| Other operating revenue | United Airlines, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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| Revenue | $ 578 | $ 590 | [4] | ||||||||||||
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- Definition Direct costs incurred at airports in which the entity conducts flight operations. The costs primarily consist of fees paid to the airport authority for takeoff and landing, gate space and facilities, allocations of common space such as security and other terminal costs and fuel storage facilities. No definition available.
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Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Mar. 31, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Net income | $ 292 | $ 145 | [1],[2],[3] | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net change related to: | |||||||||||||||
| Employee benefit plans, net of taxes | 7 | 30 | [2] | ||||||||||||
| Investments and other, net of taxes | 3 | 3 | [2] | ||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income, net | 10 | 33 | [2] | ||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income, net | 302 | 178 | [2] | ||||||||||||
| United Airlines, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | 293 | 145 | [4],[5],[6] | ||||||||||||
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| Employee benefit plans, net of taxes | 7 | 30 | [5] | ||||||||||||
| Investments and other, net of taxes | 3 | 3 | [5] | ||||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income, net | 10 | 33 | [5] | ||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income, net | $ 303 | $ 178 | [5] | ||||||||||||
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- Definition The value of air transportation services sold but as yet unused by the passenger, including sales for air transportation to be provided by the reporting air carrier and air transportation to be provided by another air carrier for whom sales were made. Used to reflect the current portion of the liability (within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). No definition available.
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- Definition Value of revenue deferred or cost to provide future products or services, primarily air transportation, associated with programs used by airlines to encourage passenger loyalty by providing rewards geared to the frequency of travel on the sponsoring airline, typically in the form of frequent flyer miles, points, or segments that can be accumulated and converted into free or discounted travel or other redemption options. Used to reflect the current portion of the liability (within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer). No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amounts due from owners or affiliates of the reporting entity related to issuance of the entity's capital stock before cash payment is received (does not include amounts due from officers or directors). This element would also include the receivable for proceeds from the issuance of shares under employee stock option exercises which proceeds have not been received as of the reporting date due to the timing of the transaction date versus the settlement date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents restricted as to withdrawal or usage, classified as noncurrent. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 8 | $ 8 |
| Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, obsolescence allowance | 421 | 412 |
| Intangibles, accumulated amortization | $ 1,395 | $ 1,380 |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Common shares, authorized (in shares) | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 |
| Common shares, outstanding (in shares) | 264,271,125 | 269,914,769 |
| United Airlines, Inc. | ||
| Receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts | $ 8 | $ 8 |
| Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, obsolescence allowance | 421 | 412 |
| Intangibles, accumulated amortization | $ 1,395 | $ 1,380 |
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
| Common shares, authorized (in shares) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Common shares, issued (in shares) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Common shares, outstanding (in shares) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
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- Definition A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ 1,915 | $ 1,709 | [1] | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (1,609) | (944) | [1] | |||||||||
| Purchases of short-term and other investments | (724) | (596) | [1] | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of short-term and other investments | 768 | 840 | [1] | |||||||||
| Loans made to others | 0 | (10) | [1] | |||||||||
| Investment in affiliates | (27) | 0 | [1] | |||||||||
| Other, net | 12 | 15 | [1] | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,580) | (695) | [1] | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 646 | 673 | [1] | |||||||||
| Payments of long-term debt | (250) | (189) | [1] | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (513) | (529) | [1] | |||||||||
| Principal payments under finance leases | (20) | (18) | [1] | |||||||||
| Capitalized financing costs | (17) | (16) | [1] | |||||||||
| Other, net | (29) | (16) | [1] | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (183) | (95) | [1] | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 152 | 919 | [1] | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period | 1,799 | 1,591 | [1] | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period | [2] | 1,951 | 2,510 | [1] | ||||||||
| Investing and Financing Activities Not Affecting Cash: | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment acquired through the issuance of debt | 92 | 60 | [1] | |||||||||
| Operating lease conversions to finance lease | 36 | 0 | [1] | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets acquired through operating leases | 51 | 103 | [1] | |||||||||
| Property and equipment acquired through finance leases | 8 | 0 | [1] | |||||||||
| United Airlines, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,886 | 1,692 | [3] | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (1,609) | (944) | [3] | |||||||||
| Purchases of short-term investments and other investments | (724) | (596) | [3] | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of short-term and other investments | 768 | 840 | [3] | |||||||||
| Loans made to others | 0 | (10) | [3] | |||||||||
| Investment in affiliates | (27) | 0 | [3] | |||||||||
| Other, net | 12 | 15 | [3] | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,580) | (695) | [3] | |||||||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | 646 | 673 | [3] | |||||||||
| Dividend to UAL | (513) | (529) | [3] | |||||||||
| Payments of long-term debt | (250) | (189) | [3] | |||||||||
| Principal payments under finance leases | (20) | (18) | [3] | |||||||||
| Capitalized financing costs | (17) | (16) | [3] | |||||||||
| Other, net | 0 | 1 | [3] | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (154) | (78) | [3] | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 152 | 919 | [3] | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period | 1,793 | 1,585 | [3] | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period | [4] | 1,945 | 2,504 | [3] | ||||||||
| Investing and Financing Activities Not Affecting Cash: | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment acquired through the issuance of debt | 92 | 60 | [3] | |||||||||
| Operating lease conversions to finance lease | 36 | 0 | [3] | |||||||||
| Right-of-use assets acquired through operating leases | 51 | 103 | [3] | |||||||||
| Property and equipment acquired through finance leases | $ 8 | $ 0 | [3] | |||||||||
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage. Excludes amount for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities, including discontinued operations. Investing activity cash flows include making and collecting loans and acquiring and disposing of debt or equity instruments and property, plant, and equipment and other productive assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, including discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of fixed assets that an Entity acquires in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net cash paid (received) associated with the acquisition or disposal of all investments, including securities and other assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The cash outflow for securities or other assets acquired, which qualify for treatment as an investing activity and are to be liquidated, if necessary, within the current operating cycle. Includes cash flows from securities classified as trading securities that were acquired for reasons other than sale in the short-term. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of increase in right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for finance lease liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
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| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,848 | $ 1,694 | [1] | $ 2,404 | [2] | |||||||||||||
| Restricted cash (included in Prepaid expenses and other) | 0 | 11 | [2] | |||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 103 | 105 | [1] | 95 | [2] | |||||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 1,951 | [3] | 1,799 | 2,510 | [2],[3] | |||||||||||||
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| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,842 | 1,688 | [4] | 2,398 | [5] | |||||||||||||
| Restricted cash (included in Prepaid expenses and other) | 0 | 11 | [5] | |||||||||||||||
| Restricted cash | 103 | 105 | [4] | 95 | [5] | |||||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ 1,945 | [6] | $ 1,793 | $ 2,504 | [5],[6] | |||||||||||||
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- Definition Amount of cash and cash equivalents restricted as to withdrawal or usage, classified as current. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Total |
United Airlines, Inc. |
Common Stock |
Additional Capital Invested |
Additional Capital Invested
United Airlines, Inc.
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Treasury Stock |
Retained Earnings |
Retained Earnings
United Airlines, Inc.
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
United Airlines, Inc.
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Receivable from Related Parties, Net
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| Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017 | [1] | 287,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2017 | $ 8,788 | [1] | $ 8,751 | [2] | $ 3 | [1] | $ 6,098 | [1] | $ 1,787 | [2] | $ (769) | [1] | $ 4,603 | [1] | $ 8,201 | [2] | $ (1,147) | [1] | $ (1,147) | [2] | $ (90) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 145 | [1],[3],[4] | 145 | [2],[5],[6] | 145 | [1] | 145 | [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 33 | [4] | 33 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividend to UAL | (569) | (569) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock settled share-based compensation | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock (in shares) | (7,800,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (569) | (569) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net treasury stock issued for share-based awards (in shares) | 200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net treasury stock issued for share-based awards | (17) | (36) | 24 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | (18) | (7) | 7 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018 | [1] | 279,400,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at Mar. 31, 2018 | $ 8,388 | [1] | $ 8,350 | [2] | $ 3 | [1] | 6,077 | [1] | 1,233 | [2] | (1,314) | [1] | 4,736 | [1] | 8,339 | [2] | (1,114) | [1] | (1,114) | [2] | (108) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018 | 269,914,769 | 1,000 | 269,900,000 | [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | $ 10,042 | [1],[7] | $ 10,004 | [2],[8] | $ 3 | [1] | 6,120 | [1] | 598 | [2] | (1,993) | [1] | 6,715 | [1] | 10,319 | [2] | (803) | [1] | (803) | [2] | (110) | [2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 292 | 293 | 292 | 293 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividend to UAL | (528) | (528) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock settled share-based compensation | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock (in shares) | (6,100,000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock | (527) | (527) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net treasury stock issued for share-based awards (in shares) | 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net treasury stock issued for share-based awards | $ (29) | (54) | 33 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | $ (30) | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019 | 264,271,125 | 1,000 | 264,300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at Mar. 31, 2019 | $ 9,802 | $ 9,763 | $ 3 | $ 6,080 | $ 84 | $ (2,487) | $ 6,999 | $ 10,612 | $ (793) | $ (793) | $ (140) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS | RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases (the "New Lease Standard"), effective January 1, 2019. The Company used the modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at or commencing after January 1, 2017 and elected the package of transition practical expedients for expired or existing contracts, which does not require reassessment of: (1) whether any of our contracts are or contain leases, (2) lease classification and (3) initial direct costs. The New Lease Standard prescribes that an entity should recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases at the commencement date of each lease and recognize expenses on their income statements similar to the prior FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840, Leases ("Topic 840"). The adoption of the New Lease Standard had the same impact on the financial statements of United as it had on the financial statements of UAL. The table below presents the impact of the adoption of the New Lease Standard on select accounts and captions of UAL's statement of consolidated operations for the first quarter of 2018 (in millions, except per share amounts):
The expense for leases under the New Lease Standard will continue to be classified in their historical income statement captions (primarily in Aircraft rent, Landing fees and other rent and Regional capacity purchase in our statements of consolidated operations). The adoption of the New Lease Standard resulted in the recharacterization of certain leases from capital leases under Topic 840 to operating leases under the New Lease Standard. This change resulted in less depreciation and amortization and interest expense associated with capital leases offset by higher lease expense associated with operating leases. The recharacterization is associated with leases of certain airport facilities that were derecognized as part of the build-to-suit transition guidance under the New Lease Standard. The reduction in capitalized interest is also associated with the same airport facilities leases. The table below presents the impact of the adoption of the New Lease Standard on UAL's balance sheet accounts and captions as of December 31, 2018 (in millions):
(a) Finance leases, under the New Lease Standard, are the equivalent of capital leases under Topic 840. The table below presents the impact of the adoption of the New Lease Standard on select line items of UAL's statement of consolidated cash flows for the first quarter of 2018 (in millions):
The adoption of the New Lease Standard primarily resulted in the recording of assets and obligations of our operating leases on our consolidated balance sheets. Certain amounts recorded for prepaid and accrued rent associated with historical operating leases were reclassified to the newly captioned Operating lease right-of-use assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Also, certain leases designated under Topic 840 as owned assets and capital leases are not considered to be assets under the New Lease Standard and have been removed from the consolidated balance sheets, along with the related capital lease liability, due to the leases having variable lease payments. In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses ("ASU 2016-13"). The main objective is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. The amendments in this update replace the incurred loss methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to calculate credit loss estimates. For trade receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, entities will be required to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. For available-for-sale debt securities, entities will be required to recognize an allowance for credit losses rather than a reduction to the carrying value of the asset. The amendments are effective for public business entities for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements. |
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| REVENUE | REVENUE Revenue by Geography. The following table presents operating revenue by geographic region (in millions):
Ancillary Fees. The Company charges fees, separately from ticket sales, for certain ancillary services that are directly related to passengers' travel, such as ticket change fees, baggage fees, inflight amenities fees, and other ticket-related fees. These ancillary fees are part of the travel performance obligation and, as such, are recognized as passenger revenue when the travel occurs. The Company recorded $571 million and $497 million of ancillary fees within passenger revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Advance Ticket Sales. All tickets sold at any given point of time have travel dates extending up to twelve months. The Company defers amounts related to future travel in its Advance ticket sales liability account. As a result, the balance of the Company's Advance ticket sales liability represents activity that will be recognized in the next twelve months. In the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized approximately $2.7 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, of passenger revenue for tickets that were included in Advance ticket sales at the beginning of those periods. Frequent Flyer Accounting. The table below presents a roll forward of Frequent flyer deferred revenue (in millions):
In the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized, in Other operating revenue, $473 million and $494 million, respectively, related to the marketing, advertising, non-travel miles redeemed (net of related costs) and other travel-related benefits of the mileage revenue associated with our various partner agreements including, but not limited to, our Chase co-brand agreement. The portion related to the MileagePlus miles awarded of the total amounts received from our various partner agreements is deferred and presented in the table above as an increase to the frequent flyer liability. |
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| EARNINGS PER SHARE | EARNINGS PER SHARE The computations of UAL's basic and diluted earnings per share are set forth below (in millions, except per share amounts):
In the three months ended March 31, 2019, UAL repurchased approximately 6.3 million shares of UAL common stock in open market transactions for $527 million. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $1.2 billion remaining to purchase shares under its share repurchase program. UAL may repurchase shares through the open market, privately negotiated transactions, block trades or accelerated share repurchase transactions from time to time in accordance with applicable securities laws. UAL will repurchase shares of UAL common stock subject to prevailing market conditions, and may discontinue such repurchases at any time. See Part II, Item 2, Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of this report for additional information. |
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| ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) The tables below present the components of the Company's accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax ("AOCI") (in millions):
(a) This AOCI component is included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement costs (See Note 6 to the financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 for additional information). |
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| INCOME TAXES | INCOME TAXES The Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was 20.4% and 20.3%, respectively. The effective tax rate represents a blend of federal, state and foreign taxes and includes the impact of certain nondeductible items and the impact of a change in the Company's mix of domestic and foreign earnings. |
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| EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS | EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans. The Company's net periodic benefit cost includes the following components for the three months ended March 31 (in millions):
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company contributed $150 million to its U.S. domestic tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans. Share-Based Compensation. In the three months ended March 31, 2019, UAL granted share-based compensation awards pursuant to the United Continental Holdings, Inc. 2017 Incentive Compensation Plan. These share-based compensation awards include 0.5 million restricted stock units ("RSUs"), half of which are time-vested RSUs and half of which are performance-based RSUs. The time-vested RSUs vest pro-rata, on February 28th of each year, over a three-year period from the date of grant. The amount of performance-based RSUs vest based on the Company's relative improvement in pre-tax margin, as compared to a group of industry peers, for the three years ending December 31, 2021. All RSUs are generally equity awards settled in stock for domestic employees and liability awards settled in cash for international employees. The cash payments are based on the 20-day average closing price of UAL common stock immediately prior to the vesting date. The table below presents information related to share-based compensation (in millions):
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| FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS The table below presents disclosures about the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis in UAL's financial statements (in millions):
Available-for-sale investment maturities - The short-term investments shown in the table above are classified as available-for-sale, with the exception of investments measured at NAV. As of March 31, 2019, asset-backed securities have remaining maturities of less than one year to approximately 16 years, corporate debt securities have remaining maturities of less than one year to approximately three years and CDARS have maturities of less than one year. U.S. government and agency notes have maturities of approximately one year or less and other fixed-income securities have maturities of two years or less. The EETC securities mature in July 2019. Restricted cash - Restricted cash primarily includes collateral for letters of credit and collateral associated with facility leases and other insurance related obligations. Equity securities - Equity securities represent United's investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. ("Azul"), consisting of a preferred equity stake of approximately 8% (approximately 2% of the total capital stock of Azul). The Company recognizes changes to the fair market value of its equity investment in Azul in Miscellaneous, net in its statements of consolidated operations. Synergy Term Loan - In November 2018, United, as lender, entered into a Term Loan Agreement (the "Synergy Loan Agreement") with affiliates of Synergy Aerospace Corporation ("Synergy"), as borrower and guarantor, respectively. Pursuant to the Synergy Loan Agreement, United provided a $456 million term loan to Synergy (the "Synergy Term Loan"), secured by a pledge of borrower's equity, as well as Synergy's 516 million shares of common stock of AVH, the parent company of Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. AVH Derivative Assets - As part of the Synergy Loan Agreement and related agreements with AVH's significant minority shareholder, Kingsland Holdings Limited ("Kingsland"), United obtained AVH share call options, AVH share appreciation rights, and an AVH share-based upside sharing agreement (collectively, the "AVH Derivative Assets"). The AVH Derivative Assets are recorded at fair value as Other assets on the Company's balance sheet and are included in the table above. Changes in the fair value of the AVH Derivative Assets are recorded as part of Nonoperating income (expense): Miscellaneous, net on the Company's statements of consolidated operations. Investments presented in the table above have the same fair value as their carrying value. The table below presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments not presented in the tables above (in millions):
Fair value of the financial instruments included in the tables above was determined as follows:
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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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| LEASES | LEASES United leases aircraft, airport passenger terminal space, aircraft hangars and related maintenance facilities, cargo terminals, other airport facilities, other commercial real estate, office and computer equipment and vehicles, among other items. Certain of these leases include provisions for variable lease payments which are based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relative leased square footage, available seat miles, enplaned passengers, passenger facility charges, terminal equipment usage fees, departures, and airports’ annual operating budgets. Due to the variable nature of the rates, these leases are not recorded on our balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and lease liability. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, we record the related asset and lease liability at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less with purchase options or extension options that are not reasonably certain to be exercised are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. We combine lease and non-lease components, such as common area maintenance costs, in calculating the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all asset groups except for our capacity purchase agreements ("CPAs"), which contain embedded leases for regional aircraft. In addition to the lease component cost for regional aircraft, our CPAs also include non-lease components primarily related to the regional carriers’ operating costs incurred in providing regional aircraft services. We allocate consideration separately for the lease components and non-lease components of each CPA based on their relative standalone values. Lease Cost. The Company's lease cost for the three months ended March 31 included the following components (in millions):
Lease terms and commitments. United's leases include aircraft and non-aircraft leases. Aircraft operating leases relate to leases of 122 mainline and 341 regional aircraft while finance leases relate to leases of 30 mainline and 76 regional aircraft. United's aircraft leases have remaining lease terms of 2 months to 10 years with expiration dates ranging from 2019 through 2029. Under the terms of most aircraft leases, United has the right to purchase the aircraft at the end of the lease term, in some cases at fair market value, and in others, at a percentage of cost. Non-aircraft leases have remaining lease terms of 1 month to 34 years, with expiration dates ranging from 2019 through 2053. The table below summarizes the Company's scheduled future minimum lease payments under operating and finance leases, recorded on the balance sheet, as of March 31, 2019 (in millions):
As of March 31, 2019, we have additional leases that have not yet commenced with an aggregate value of approximately $140 million. These leases will commence between 2019 and 2020 with lease terms of up to 34 years. To the extent a lease agreement includes an extension option that is reasonably certain to be exercised, we have recognized those amounts as part of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. Our lease agreements do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate nor is it available to us from our lessors. Instead, we estimate United's incremental borrowing rate based on information available at lease commencement in order to discount lease payments to present value. The table below presents additional information related to our leases as of March 31:
(a) During the third quarter of 2018, United entered into an agreement with the lessor of 54 Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft to purchase those aircraft in 2019. The provisions of these lease agreements resulted in a change in accounting classification of these leases from operating leases to finance leases up until the purchase date. The discount rates used for these leases were adjusted so that the present value of lease payments did not exceed the fair value of the asset being recognized. The table below presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases during the three months ended March 31:
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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Commitments. As of March 31, 2019, United had firm commitments and options to purchase aircraft from The Boeing Company ("Boeing"), Airbus S.A.S. ("Airbus") and Embraer S.A. ("Embraer") presented in the table below:
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