EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 30, 2011
Person
CreditFacility
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Dec. 31, 2010
Person
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Sep. 30, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit
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Sep. 30, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit
IBT Accelerated Contribution
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Sep. 30, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit
IBT Accelerated Contribution Required After 2011
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Sep. 30, 2011
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit
Accelerated Contribution Required After 2011
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Mar. 31, 2011
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit
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Sep. 30, 2011
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit
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Sep. 30, 2011
International Pension Benefits
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Sep. 30, 2011
U.S. Postretirement Medical Benefits
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] | ||||||||||
Amount contributed to company-sponsored benefit plans | $ 1,307 | $ 1,200 | $ 440 | $ 60 | $ 90 | |||||
Early Retiree Reinsurance Program included in contribution to postretirement medical benefit plans | 12 | |||||||||
Amount expect to contribute over the remainder of the year to the benefit plans | $ 6 | $ 25 | ||||||||
Number of employees under a national master agreement and various supplemental agreements with local unions affiliated with Teamsters | 250,000 | |||||||||
Number of pilots under a collective bargaining agreement with the Independent Pilots Association | 2,800 | |||||||||
Majority of ground mechanics not employed under agreements | 3,300 |
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- Definition Defined Benefit Plan, Anticipated Employer Contributions/Benefit Payments
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- Definition Future Postretirement Medical And Life Insurance Plan Contributions By Employer
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- Definition Number of Ground Mechanics
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- Definition Number of Pilots
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- Definition Number of Teamsters
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- Definition The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition 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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