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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)
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6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2011
USD ($)
Contract
Year
CreditFacility
Person
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Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2011
Commercial paper
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2010
Commercial paper
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2011
Foreign Commercial Paper Program
EUR (€)
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Jun. 30, 2011
Minimum
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2012
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Jun. 30, 2011
Maximum
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2012
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2012
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2011
Minimum
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015
Minimum Applicable Margin Lower Rate
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015
Minimum Applicable Margin Upper Rate
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015
Maximum Applicable Margin Lower Rate
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revolving Credit Facility Expiring In 2015
Maximum Applicable Margin Upper Rate
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Increase in capital lease obligations | $ 156,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Number of aircraft capital lease transactions | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Commercial paper program, authorized to borrow | 10,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | 12,161,000,000 | 10,846,000,000 | 1,355,000,000 | 341,000,000 | ||||||||||
| Commercial paper program, amount outstanding | 0 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. commercial paper program, average interest rate | 0.06% | |||||||||||||
| Number of credit agreements | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, to percentage of net tangible assets | 10.00% | |||||||||||||
| Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, net tangible assets amount | 2,484,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Minimum net worth amount that must be maintained | 5,000,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Net worth | 14,231,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Long-term debt fair value | 12,629,000,000 | 11,355,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Revolving credit facilities | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Maturity | Apr. 12, 2012 | Apr. 14, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Applicable margin rates | 0.15% | 0.75% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 1.00% | 1.50% | ||||||||
| Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR | 0.00% | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | ||||||||||